Two people have as much as 99.9 percent of the same genetic material. But a large part of our DNA is not only shared by humans. It will shock you when you find out who you are with. Darwin's theory that man has more in common with apes than with other mammals seems quite "mild" to man in comparison.
You knew you were humans don't just share DNA with apes, although even today we find it difficult to admit that we are so closely related to them. Our DNA record differs from that of a chimpanzee by only about 1.6 percent, from the orangutan in only 3.6 percent. But this is no longer news. But you probably don't know that we are human genetically similar to bananas! Find out how much DNA we share with this fruit, pigs, dogs, chickens and mice below.
Because of such great genetic relatedness, dogs are useful for investigating many diseases that affect both humans and dogs.
A human has 50 percent of the same DNA as a banana.
Once upon a time, we were bananas and humans, but thanks to evolution, today we share "only" 50 percent of our DNA. Which is still pretty big, don't you think?
Humans share 65 percent of their DNA with chickens.
While we don't share much DNA material with birds, we share 65 percent of our genes with chickens. Are we cannibals because we eat them?
Humans have very similar DNA to pigs.
Humans can sometimes be real 'sluts' and 'pigs' when it comes to manners, but the connection between humans and pigs is great not only on a metaphorical level, as we also share a large part of the genetic code.
Humans share 90 percent of their DNA with mice.
Have you ever wondered why mice are always guinea pigs in laboratory experiments? Because they share a large part of their genetic code with humans.
Humans share 84 percent of their DNA with dogs.
Would you guess that humans are genetically related to bananas and dogs? Mice and pigs yes, but fruit and man's best friend? Not this!
