We also share around half of our genes with bananas. Chimpanzees, along with bonobos, are humanity’s closest living relatives, sharing a genome that is strikingly similar to our own. Despite this genetic resemblance, chimps don’t drive cars, speak Danish, or play the clarinet. So, if we’re so genetically alike, how can we be so different in our appearance and … [Read more...] about Human And Chimp DNA Is 98.8 Percent Identical – So How Are We So Different?