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frogmarch

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6. There are thought to be 20,000 – 25,000

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sat Apr 2, 2016, 12:19 PM

Apr 2016

protein-coding genes in humans. How many are there in gorillas?

If there are close to the same number of these genes in gorillas, then around 320 – 400 of theirs diverge from ours. Is that a significant number?

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A second look at the gorilla genome shows just how similar we are [View all] Eugene Apr 2016 OP

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There are thought to be 20,000 – 25,000 frogmarch Apr 2016 #6