% of DNA compared with humans that are ... not in common | in common | |
---|---|---|
Chimp | 10 | 90 |
Mouse | 12 | 88 |
Cow | 15 | 85 |
Dog | 16 | 84 |
Zebrafish | 27 | 73 |
Platypus | 31 | 69 |
Chicken | 35 | 65 |
Fruit fly | 53 | 47 |
Honeybee | 56 | 44 |
Roundworm | 62 | 38 |
Wine grape | 76 | 24 |
Baker's yeast | 82 | 18 |
Sources:
ngm.nationalgeographic.com
Though the arrangement and functions of some genes may be different, humans share genes with a variety of the animals and things that exist on Earth. In a similar way the chemical breakdown of a human could, with a different structure, make up the composition of a different item or animal.