Specific traits that distinguish humans from their closest living relatives — chimpanzees, with whom we share 96 percent of our DNA — can be attributed to the loss of chunks of DNA that control when and where certain genes are turned on.
Specific traits that distinguish humans from their closest living relatives — chimpanzees, with whom we share 96 percent of our DNA — can be attributed to the loss of chunks of DNA that control when and where certain genes are turned on.