Creation Basics
S4E17 Do humans and chimps share 98% DNA similarity?
Season 4, Episode 17
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15-Sep-2022
Do humans and chimps share 98% DNA similarity?
Everyone has likely heard the claim that human and chimp DNA are only 1-2% different from each other, proving the supposed evolutionary relationship between humans and apes. It’s made frequently, but far from being factual—it’s simply not true.
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