Monday, October 19, 2009

Week 2 Extra Credit...




For both Biology II and Human Anatomy classes, click on the link above and read the article, then answer the following questions in either the comments section or by emailing me at jgiacobbe_southpointe@cox.net

Don't forget to include your full name in the postings or email!

1. What is the main topic of the article?


2. Researchers already know that humans and chimpanzees share about how much (percent-wise) of the same genes?

3. The scientist's team looked at a relatively unstudied phenomenon known as copy number variation, or CNV. What does this phenomenon mean?

4. What does it mean to you personally that you are so closely related to Chimpanzees ?




2 comments:

  1. I think that us being closely related to chimps is interesting.We are getting closer and closer to the break of man kind,we're getting closer and closer to understanding/the knowing of our purpose;knowing the 4th world.....

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  2. Ramila...
    hahhahah yeah i think sooo to..
    and that looks really funny.

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