Mix and match: The hunt for what makes us human
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Scientists are studying the genome sequences of humans' closest relatives and are comparing chimpanzee, monkey and human DNA to search the signals that seem unique to people. Researchers are also trying to compare the human and chimp genomes to find out what makes human's brains so different.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2006
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The chimpanzee and us
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The DNA sequence of human genome and that of chimpanzee differ by only a few percent. Although the two genomes are very similar, there are about 35 million nucleotide differences, 5 million indels and many chromosomal rearrangements to take into account.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2005
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