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Thread #93105 Message #1790069
Posted By: JohnInKansas
22-Jul-06 - 03:45 PM
Thread Name: BS: What if there were human-chimp hybrids?
Subject: RE: BS: What if there were human-chimp hybrids?
Not to deliberately insult Chongo, but I seem to recall reading the opinion that Orangs were genetically closer to humans than chimps. If so, that would make them a more likely candidate for hybridization with humans. A few of the Orangs I've seen in the zoos looked "quite manly" (regardless of sex). Chimps are just cute.
Does anyone know a site with a good "genetic divergences" chart that indicates %deviance in DNA for a variety of apes? My search (brief) didn't turn up much.