Cracking The Code Of Life Response
Response #2: Cracking the Code of Life
After watching the film "Cracking the Code of Life", I was surprised to learn that all humans
Genetic makeup is 99.9% identical. Dr. Eric Landers, a leader in the Human Genome project, states that humans are so similar to one another because they are a young species with a small amount of time to receive mutations.The modern form of humans today has only been around for roughly 200,000 years. It takes over 1 million years for a human to receive mutations.
This surprised me because despite the fact that humans come in all different shapes, sizes, colors, and places, only 1% of their genetic makeup is different. Even if the modern human has only been around for 200,000 years, 200,000 years is
After watching the film "Cracking the Code of Life", I was surprised to learn that all humans
Genetic makeup is 99.9% identical. Dr. Eric Landers, a leader in the Human Genome project, states that humans are so similar to one another because they are a young species with a small amount of time to receive mutations.The modern form of humans today has only been around for roughly 200,000 years. It takes over 1 million years for a human to receive mutations.
This surprised me because despite the fact that humans come in all different shapes, sizes, colors, and places, only 1% of their genetic makeup is different. Even if the modern human has only been around for 200,000 years, 200,000 years is