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The Chimpanzee Genome
Nature 437, 48-49 (1 September 2005) | doi:10.1038/437048a; Published online 31 August 2005
Timeline: A brief history of chimps
Abstract
As our closest living relative, the chimpanzee holds a unique fascination for researchers from anthropologists to geneticists. Here, we chart the history of mankind's relationship with the chimp, culminating in this week's landmark genomic achievement.
Origin of speciesThe last common ancestor of humans and chimpanzees is believed to have walked on four legs. The oldest fossils that resemble bipedal humans are 6 million–7 million years old, although DNA sequence analyses suggest the two lineages separated about 5 million years ago.
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