Differences between human and chimpanzee genomes and their implications in gene expression, protein functions and biochemical properties of the two species.
The discussions reflect varying perspectives on the genetic similarity between humans and chimpanzees, with many referencing specific studies claiming 98-99% similarity, while others dismiss these figures as oversimplified or outdated, often emphasizing the complexity of genetic differences and methodology. Tone ranges from scientifically engaged to dismissive or conspiracy-related, reflecting ongoing debates rather than clear consensus.
AgreementNeither agree nor disagree
Many discussions express skepticism or highlight disagreements about the interpretations of genetic similarities, indicating mixed opinions rather than clear support.
InterestModerate interest
Participants show moderate curiosity, often referencing detailed studies and debating methodology, but some dismiss the topic as outdated or irrelevant.
EngagementModerate engagement
Threads include technical references, citations, and rebuttals, demonstrating a fair level of active engagement with the scientific content yet some dismiss content dismissively.
ImpactNeutral impact
The conversations influence perceptions of genetic differences and evolutionary debates, but they do not seem to lead to substantial consensus or change in understanding.
Abstract in brief
Humans and chimpanzees are closely related, having diverged about 6 to 7 million years ago, with significant genetic differences arising since then.
These differences include nucleotide substitutions, DNA deletions and duplications, transposable element insertions, and large chromosomal rearrangements, mostly affecting gene regulation rather than direct gene coding sequences.
The genetic changes most responsible for human-specific traits are primarily at the level of gene expression regulation, which influences complex gene interaction networks and contributes to differences in morphology, physiology, and cognition between the two species.]
@r_c_c_s Poderia colocar aqui a referência de seu dado?
A maioria dos estudos sugere similaridades acima de 95%.
https://t.co/Wl2hKVh0z6
https://t.co/OO72y1Hh4m.
https://t.co/Lda2Y0LKoq
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Brett Hall
@ToKTeacher · X
“Differences between human and chimpanzee genomes and their implications in gene expression, protein functions and biochemical properties of the two species” https://t.co/SB0blTjjd6 Useful reading on topic of how genetically similar humans:chimps. Conclusions with summary below.
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John Smith⚛ (Explorer of Reality)
@doofgeek4011 · X
One central claim of the thread is that humans and chimpanzees are far less genetically similar than evolutionists admit – for example, that they share only ~84% of their DNA rather than the often-cited 98–99%.
https://t.co/8aYxiIxXpW https://t.co/i6djcMSV8h
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Dvir Aran
@dvir_a · X
@MosheFriedPhys הנה פירוט מלא של כל ההבדלים בין אדם לשימפנזה https://t.co/YWM2zpLubv
Aug 13, 2023 · 5 likes · 6,231 followersView post →
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Keeping up with TEs
@TE_papers · X
Differences between human and chimpanzee genomes and their implications in gene expression, protein functions and biochemical properties of the two species. https://t.co/9XvWjGsCYR
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@blackartbaba @JediWifey @windycityiggy @greg_price11 Well I guess the question would be, do you consider chimpanzees apes?
https://t.co/ckNCMDm4j4
Also, please answer my question. If you, a homo sapiens, a HUMAN, do not belong in the order of primates, what order do you belong to? Artiodactyl?
@valcarce_c @eachday_est2009 @Alasrambus_ @stillgray The 99% DNA statement was theatrical and an oversimplification. I should say there is no major genetic differences between humans to warrant the idea that black, white or Asian people are separate species.
Also fun breakdown of human and chimp genetics
https://t.co/l1WdDRWuIN
RT @doofgeek4011: One central claim of the thread is that humans and chimpanzees are far less genetically similar than evolutionists admit…
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John Smith⚛ (Explorer of Reality)
@doofgeek4011 · X
One central claim of the thread is that humans and chimpanzees are far less genetically similar than evolutionists admit – for example, that they share only ~84% of their DNA rather than the often-cited 98–99%.
https://t.co/8aYxiIxXpW https://t.co/i6djcMSV8h
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T.H. Huxley
@THHuxley1 · X
@Cyprian_GOC @darwintojesus Life Hope and truth isn't a peer-reviewed scientific journal.
C.L. Taylor isn't a scientist.
Peer-reviewed science 4, Dirt + Magic 0
https://t.co/dZZxlYyyDp
@PontiffVoice @creation247 Is 99% identical vs 85% identical, not 99% vs. 15%…the way this is strangely presented is intentional. It’s apples to oranges regarding the methodologies used to estimate how identical they are. No paradigm has shifted. Read more: https://t.co/5IACFd3EEa
https://t.co/F0KDriTlg6
@creation247 Here’s the 14.9% difference paper: https://t.co/F0KDriTlg6
Here are two using more conventional methodology, showing 1.23-1.27% difference: https://t.co/5IACFd3EEa
https://t.co/zkZeTZSM0q
Here’s an article explaining the differences in methodologies: https://t.co/hCctKxB5GQ
@darwintojesus A single chromosomal mutation may impact thousands of base pairs, but it still counts as one event. It therefore makes little sense to claim “thousands of differences” when referring to what, in evolutionary terms, is a single event.
https://t.co/5IACFd3EEa
@Keeepitsimle @grok @lilyjayofficial No, I can understand what I’m reading just fine, & it’s the brainwashed rantings of a science denier, aka you.
The 1.9% (not 2) figure is for nucleotide DIVERGENCE, whilst 99 % of the protein coding sequence is IDENTICAL between the 2 species
https://t.co/j9fHTQTrDC
@Vincius79698118 @Caruow @profanegra @grok https://t.co/d2H3qq8j4x
Não é revista da USP, é jornal estudantil, burro. Mais lapada, animal. https://t.co/QSl85HqWkc
@Vincius79698118 @Caruow @profanegra As fontes do acéfalo estão ali em cima, CNN e Globo, kkkkkkkkkkk. A minha são institutos sérios de pesquisa nos EUA.
https://t.co/d2H3qq8j4x
@Vincius79698118 @Caruow @profanegra Mesmo a sua fonte patética confirma que os chimpanzés são os animais mais próximos dos seres humanos, kkkkkkkkkkkkkk.
Burro demais, não dá, bicho.
https://t.co/d2H3qq8j4x
@GabbyRo43287477 @jakeesreality @gunsnrosesgirl3 Thought a picture might allow you to see how similar.
Here's another description of how they diverged.
https://t.co/zNeWonvWjM
@Knights_OfNi @The_Pilgrim67 @SDAFS56788141 @DivinelyDesined Humans and chimps have 85% to 98% similarities depending on what you measure. Did you even read the stupid blog? Look at what it cites (this research https://t.co/zOPNAaOKIb).
Human beings share ~99.1% identical protein coding sequences with chimpanzees. This is not to say we evolved from apes, or that 100 men could beat up 1 gorilla, but theres no racial factor involved in this.
https://t.co/QdXs1VHKs4.
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@TheHistoryGuy07 @SDAFS56788141 Welcome to write your own journal and try get the figures down but this is under 2 years old and the figure is still 95%
@JB3727093824760 @RenOfMen Found that paper I mentioned. I think it’s a pretty good read. A little technical but not too bad. I don’t know how comfortable you are with technical stuff. Feel free to reach out.
https://t.co/WHBkn43VOq
@onlychrispark @krussi34 The human and chimp genome ARE exceptionally similar.
Here is a study comparing the two
https://t.co/PTukf2KnYq
If you understand even a fraction of it, you'll see that the similarities are stunning. Strong evidence of common ancestry.
@StrictConst @Henriques81_Fla @onlychrispark Yes and recent studies still go nowhere near your massive differences you can’t support.
And they did and you still reject the answers, it’s not a lack of evidence when you deny all evidence placed in front of you
Hell I’ll add a different study https://t.co/e4sO1PsJmb.
@dypethic @ErichKays @drbigbeef @BeardedPresby True the difference might be as high as 1.3% in coding regions.
(Btw the 84% claim by Tomkins has been thoroughly debunked.)
As for mechanism for the differences
https://t.co/6Qp1q5eQ3t
@dypethic @ErichKays @BeardedPresby Neither this article nor the link therein is a peer review paper. Chimps and Humans are 96% similar.
https://t.co/8NQV2Qry63
@BorgerPieter De mythe van de '1% mythe': https://t.co/lKLt5O2pE2
Differences between human and chimpanzee genomes and their implications in gene expression, protein functions and biochemical properties of the two species
@SteveManyon @Abolition__Now @AgainstAtheismX I’ll keep posting the exact study that you keep ignoring and announcing you are somehow right because you haven’t been presented it
@38picokelvin Regarding human genome similarity with apes. https://t.co/YrbGoszA8D
Less than 2 %
For species search on wikipedia. It points to lots of references
@CimmerianS5832 @PakiPrettyboy @PPC4Liberty Still with that nonsense? 99% similarity is only achieved if single nucleotide differences in both genomes are compared; If larger mutations are counted, whole-genome similarity is obtained, the result is less https://t.co/1I4zFNGIg6
@patfrank830 @LxxResearcher @COrepKdeGraaf @FredHikes @Konrad_Chapman @GlonvecHQ @alangnixon @DoubleDumas @rwerkh @kissingtruth @BrknMan @kevhof52 @RCownie @JimBowersclimb @TWTThisIsNow @eastofadelaide @ICcrapdaily @JeffHooper24784 @military_1776 @Proemed45 @ClimateRetorts @ejwwest @CymaticWave @BarbaraGirouard @HmGinYYC @DarrenDrpage @priscian @SGMTrailbuilder @NdabaningiMoyo @PoyetPatrice @HeidlerNeal @agentsinaction @dsjost @BoryanLeChat @EdWellham @AtomsksSanakan @Pow_Pop_Blam @mic12052 @VoltaireZA @MikeHudema @MichaelEMann @JunkScience And are often referred to as 2a and 2b in the chimpanzee
And there are other differences as one goes down the structural level within chromosomes
Suntsova & Buzdin BMJ Genetics v21 a535 2020 https://t.co/F3rJtUGIzz
@OrstenJim @annamlulis You need to get you some 'science' fishybob....
https://t.co/ibjusoIPab
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drbigbeef
@drbigbeef · X
@TheDragonSez @lyonsnyc @AtheistPhoenix It does matter. The genomes are incredibly similar.
But here are more papers than I suspect you will read:
https://t.co/D8iUvd1t5w
https://t.co/8NQV2Qr0gv
https://t.co/vkd9BpX7aG
https://t.co/UanqFiPkm9
Let me know if you want more homework.
@dan_cameron99 @thespartanway36 @zlypto @YoungAtheist0 Cool. Post your own proving your claim. I can't wait. Protein coding sequences are 99.1% identical between the two species..or just take the L and swim away
@ZenMaster333 @HarlysCorner @AiG https://t.co/sgOU7pzRhk
This is the most up-to-date direct comparison between the human and chimpanzee genomes, using the most complete genomes available. It concludes 99.1% similar for coding bases, 96% similar across the entire genome.
@KaramKadi2 The name of the study is : Differences between human and chimpanzee genomes and their implications in gene expression, protein functions and biochemical properties of the two species
@cregtusLH @magnoamable Si, y curiosamente están en el top de especies más inteligentes del planeta.
Mi mensaje es claro. La inteligencia va de la mano con la "maldad" o al menos con nuestro concepto de la misma.
PD (tu fuente):
https://t.co/qYtqAgMqgl
@davethewoodsman @Elishabenabuya Given we share about 99% of our DNA with chimps (but apparently, with some major shuffles of the chromosomal decks since our ancestors diverged), yes.
https://t.co/T9wAvKO4ha
@3libattal @MmdwhDylh وهنا دراسة حديثة عن الفروق الجينومية بين البشر والقردة ودلالتها والتي لا يُتكلم عنها كثيرا وفيها فوائد صادمة وتدعونا للتريث وعدم الإنجرار وراء الدعاية الداروينية الإلحادية.
https://t.co/H4u3z28J8Z
“Differences between human and chimpanzee genomes and their implications in gene expression, protein functions and biochemical properties of the two species” https://t.co/SB0blTjjd6 Useful reading on topic of how genetically similar humans:chimps. Conclusions with summary below.
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dumpster fire diplomacy
@DiplomacyFire · X
@DaveUmbrello @_lithp @Tomhennessey69 @SerenaJB3 That's an old fallacy
https://t.co/9xISHAwB1P
@MontyDelray @DiscoveryCSC Cool unsourced meme. Protein coding sequences are 99.1% identical between the two species, and in two-thirds of the proteins amino acid sequences are absolutely identical.....https://t.co/b7txsMDPt0
@SwordMasterPub @SpringSteps @KleverNickname @AtheistPhoenix On top of that, having not read your own post, your article is from 2002, and vastly outdated...........so you lose...........again.....sadly........
@_PatrickO_ @CoachCaroline Here you go
https://t.co/GpYSM0KDZO
Het punt: deze review begint vanuit het gelijkheidsparadigma, als je dat terzijde stelt is er een verrassende ongelijkheid
@lesgantssexuels @atheist_bad https://t.co/X5e2BuSTMU
When I read this article, the genes within the DNA comparisons are very similar. I do not disagree, but the assumption of evolution causes a diversion hypothesis which does not include a complete fossil record or DNA from the point of divergence.
@youlynew Mmm, that's not actually true, this review says 1.23% change between Homo and Pan SNPs including non-coding regions, whereas a greater 3% is from mobile genetic elements and gene insertions/deletions/duplications
https://t.co/mvV0SsqUzL
RT @AlessandroLoio2: @r_c_c_s Poderia colocar aqui a referência de seu dado?
A maioria dos estudos sugere similaridades acima de 95%.
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Dr. Lopes
@janLopes1 · X
RT @AlessandroLoio2: @r_c_c_s Poderia colocar aqui a referência de seu dado?
A maioria dos estudos sugere similaridades acima de 95%.
ht…
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Alessandro Loiola MD
@AlessandroLoio2 · X
@r_c_c_s Poderia colocar aqui a referência de seu dado?
A maioria dos estudos sugere similaridades acima de 95%.
https://t.co/Wl2hKVh0z6
https://t.co/OO72y1Hh4m.
https://t.co/Lda2Y0LKoq
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drbigbeef
@drbigbeef · X
@Bigrich104 @erichovind Here's another
https://t.co/8NQV2Qr0gv
@matt_vanarsdall @DavidWLamar @NotEvolution1 This paper is from 2020 and gets into the exact similarities/differences between the mapped genomes. Please take note that the evolutionary process is repeatedly referenced and absolutely required to explain literally anything regarding these genomes. https://t.co/GNm15v4NL8
@EMaxwell56 @wuffmetelica2 @DefaultBitcoin @PnMuntergk @Leondero @Mooseongare @Sp0rtsFreq @JH98838062 @SteveK31901 @leroyb756 @JazCrypto Oh we moved on quick from that error.
We haven’t found a fossil yet and fossils are incredibly rare. So? We’ve found how and when 2 chromosomes joined in our ancestors.
https://t.co/Dgkf45Xosd
https://t.co/G2IvYj8ATv
@notafed_ @seekingaround17 I just searched for "human chimp common ancestry debunked" and this is the first scientific paper that I got: https://t.co/DBcNOgYZ0o
I even did this logged out so that my previous search history would not influence the results.
I also scrolled through the first couple of pages
@pmcdunnough Yep, that's homology. The often quoted and not necessarily accurate chimp-human genetic relationship is 98.8% homologous.
https://t.co/TrCgYKElM7
Good paper on that.
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LibertarianBrit
@ARealPretender · X
@emir_kratos @Guntigaab @sabback @DrLoupis Unlike you, i have actual science behind me:
https://t.co/bFg1GimNq0
@DorsetCouple @Truthbe29182889 @ThinkComing @DrFrankTurek Suntsova and Buzdin do a great job implicating the complexity of comparing the biochemistry variations among humans and apes.
https://t.co/bqqYwvKcxW
@krovach @Half_86 @hereticalgoat @AntonArmsberg @erichovind To back the dude up:
https://t.co/IcULUO1wn3
Paper states 1.23% difference in genome between Homo Sapien and Pan. troglodytes (Common Chimpanzee).
@logi_con @Ephadra @caitlinmoriah @ParkerMolloy I think several different *single* variables can (depending somewhat on what you consider a single variable). But for example a comparison of chromosome 2 should do the trick in 100% of cases. There are a couple of other karyotopic differences as well.
https://t.co/uldhrKvOxX
@ReusVisser @BorgerPieter @MarionKoopmans Volgens de logica van Pieter zijn mensen en chimpansees ook hetzelfde. Allemaal dezelfde vingerafdrukken in het genoom.
https://t.co/rIr7JkUTnz. https://t.co/v3zGKSjcU6
@dan_cameron99 @m0jomoj0 @ClarkeMicah @LegoLas44941816 Okay, troll, it's obvious you haven't read anything about it.
Maybe read this, I know you won't, but you never know, hopefully, it humbles you a bit and reminds you not to talk so confidently about something you don't know.
https://t.co/xQzciL8Bl4
@KingSizeAutos @hermeszn @nader_kady @AfricaFactsZone In my language (before ya bugga battie moda sk*nt talk about monekeys) learn what is a monkey and what is a chimp. https://t.co/Yd1xdEtVq5
@MosheFriedPhys הנה פירוט מלא של כל ההבדלים בין אדם לשימפנזה https://t.co/YWM2zpLubv
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✨ Petter Krogstad
@petteruspanus · X
@Seraphim_derVer Actually you are the person promoting pseudoscience. I'm referring to well known peer-reviewed published science... You should perhaps go back to school
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Daytime Pub Smell
@DaytimePubSmell · X
@ApoloJedi_ Human specific nucleotide alterations constitute just 1.2% of the genome. https://t.co/k8gRxpZYqR
Sexual reproduction vastly increases evolution rates. You do not understand information theory.
You also seem a little deaf. I'll ask louder.
ROUGHLY WHEN DID 2003FG HAPPEN?
@creationnews I don’t think that’s correct and it over simplifies to distract from some major flaws. Looking into your claim I found this new study wich is a lot more compelling.
https://t.co/3OqXS2e2D6
Differences between human and chimpanzee genomes and their implications in gene expression, protein functions and biochemical properties of the two species. https://t.co/5U8wgqkWUc
Differences between human and chimpanzee genomes and their implications in gene expression, protein functions and biochemical properties of the two species. https://t.co/9XvWjGsCYR
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