Not exact matches
The Neanderthal DNA was more
similar to human
than to
chimp.
Surprisingly, parts of our genome are more
similar to the gorilla's
than they are to the
chimp's, and a few of the same genes previously thought key to our unique evolution are key to theirs, too.
Two
chimp brothers would have more
similar sulci
than two human brothers, for instance.
Indeed, a close look at the
chimp genome reveals an important lesson in how genes and evolution work, and it suggests that
chimps and humans are a lot more
similar than even a neurobiologist might think.
The finding shows that this population of cells in the human brain is more
similar to that of a macaque
than a
chimp brain.