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The gorilla genome reveals that genetic similarities among humans and the apes are more complex than expected, and allows a fresh assessment of the evolutionary mechanisms that led to the primate species seen today. See Article p.169

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Figure 1: Kamilah the gorilla.

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  1. Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Richard A. Gibbs and Jeffrey Rogers are at the Human Genome Sequencing Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.,

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