| Comparative Similarity of DNA among Species | ||
| Human |
Human |
99.9 % |
| Human |
Chimp |
96 % |
| Human |
Cat |
90 % |
| Human |
Mouse |
85 % |
| Human |
Cow |
80 % |
| Human |
Fruit Fly |
61 % |
| Human |
Chicken |
60 % |
| Human |
Banana | 60 % |
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Most of the similarity is due to Housekeeping Genes that are required to
maintain
basic cellular function in all cell
types of an organism, thus a difference of
1 base pair per 1,000 bases pairs makes
us different.
What makes us
Human?