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What evidence suggests that chimpanzee is more closely related to humans than other hominoid apes?

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DNA from sex chromosomes only

B

chromosomes morphology only

C

Fossil remains

D

DNA of both autosomes and sex chromosomes

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Chimpanzee is more closely related to man than other hominoids. It is evidenced by chromosome banding pattern, DNA extracted from sex chromosomes, autosomes and mitochondria.
Molecular clock based on mitochondrial DNA are used to date recent events because this DNA mutates 5-10 times faster than nuclear DNA.
Some similarities between human and chimpanzee are
(i) DNA matching shows that similarity of human with chimpanzee is 100%.
(ii) There is a little difference in banding pattern in chromosomes 3 and 6 in human and chimpanzee.
(iii) Serum test indicates maximum homology between human and chimpanzee.
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