Depending on who you ask, humans and chimps share 96 to 99 percent of genes. Yet we look staggeringly different. Or do … [Read More...] about Why humans and chimps look different if 99% of their genes are identical?
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Why humans and chimps look different if 99% of their genes are identical?

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