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discuss why apes are considered the most closely related organisms to humans. Use evidence to back up your answer.

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Apes are considered the most closely related organisms to humans because we share so much dna. For example, we share 99% of our DNA with Chimpanzees. On average, human beings share 65% of our dna with other mammals but apes are a much higher percentage, on average in the higher 90's.

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