CLASSIFICATION
CHARACTERISTICS OF PRIMATES
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Question
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These primates are the most closely related to humans.
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Strepsirrhine primates
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Asian Apes
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African Apes
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Old World Monkeys
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New World Monkeys
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Chimpanzees and bonobos share 99% of their genomes with humans in regions of their genomes that can be directly aligned and compared. Gorillas are a close second, sharing 98%, and orangutans come in third, sharing 97% of their genome with us.
Detailed explanation-2: -The chimpanzee and bonobo are humans’ closest living relatives. These three species look alike in many ways, both in body and behavior.
Detailed explanation-3: -Chimpanzees are the closest living relatives of humans. The divergence between human and chimpanzee ancestors dates to approximately 6, 5–7, 5 million years ago. Genetic features distinguishing us from chimpanzees and making us humans are still of a great interest.
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