NEET Biology question

What kind of evidence suggested that man is more closely related to chimpanzee than to other hominoid apes?

(A)Evidence from comparison of chromosome morphology and number only
(B)Comparison of sex chromosomes only
(C)Evidence from fossil remains and mitochondrial DNA alone
(D)Evidence from the banding pattern of chromosome numbers 3 and 6Correct

Answer: (D)

Solution

A comparative study of the banded chromosomes of man and the great apes has shown that the banding pattern of individual human chromosomes is very similar to that of the corresponding chromosomes in apes. In particular, the banding pattern of human chromosome

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