Today we did a lab where we used paperclips to symbolize DNA strands of one human gene, one chimp gene, and one gorilla gene. The lab shows us that we are closer related to the chimpanzee, which is what people who misunderstand evolution would tell us. In reality we aren't related to either, we just have a common ancestor that is closer to us than that of the gorilla.
Chimpanzees are not a direct ancestors of humans as many people would say evolution says. The reason people say we are related to chimpanzees is because they think humans look like them, which is somewhat true with the forehead but in reality we don't look like them at all. We may have 98% of the same genes as them but we also have 50% in common with a banana and I know for a fact that I am not directly related to a banana. So even though we have a lot of DNA in common with chimpanzees and gorillas, I don't really believe that we are directly related to them.
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