Man's best friend shares most genes with humans

The San Francisco Chronicle ^ | Carl T. Hall

[DaveLoneRanger]

Scientists are publishing today the complete DNA sequence that makes a dog a dog, and it turns out to be uncannily close to what makes a person a person.

Genome sequencers at Harvard University, MIT and their affiliated Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research in Cambridge, Mass., led an international team of scientists through a unique landscape of doggie DNA.

About 2.4 billion chemical units of DNA define a species uniquely shaped by people ever since dogs left the wolf pack and joined our human ancestors at least 15,000 years ago. Accurately mapping the dog genome took about two years and $30 million. Canis familiaris is the latest species to have its genetic code mapped, following that of the rat, mouse, fruit fly and, most famously, the human.

A report on the work appears today in Nature, the British science journal.

[DaveLoneRanger]

So wait, now humans share DNA similarities with chimps AND dogs? I can understand a silly fallacy like the chimp DNA (which actually isn't as similar as they first said) being thought true because of their similar homology, but....dogs?

And if that isn't all, we're also very similar to the fruit fly!

[DaveLoneRanger]

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[gondramB]

"So wait, now humans share DNA similarities with chimps AND dogs?"


And a lot of other mammals... It's a really high percentage for rats too.

[avg_freeper]

I predict no more than 10 replys before the man-dog picture is posted.

[TOWER]

I predict no more than 10 replys before the man-dog picture is posted.

You mean like BARF! from Spaceballs?

[apackof2]

Already Posted Here

[nightdriver]

"Scientists are publishing today the complete DNA sequence that makes a dog a dog, and it turns out to be uncannily close to what makes a person a person."

No biggie!

We're also told that man shares a full 50% of the same genes as a banana!

Both organisms need a method of reproduction, etc.

[moasicwolf]

Wow! That explains why my Mother-in-Law looks very similar to her English Bull Dog! Can't wait to share this info with my wife!

[EagleUSA]

Man sharing genes with dogs? Yes, I believe it -- reminds me of Billy Clinton. Anywhere on anything -- never bothered Billy Boy.

[trebb]

That clears it up - we evolved from dogs. I wonder when we branched off from the apes that also must have evolved from dogs???

[Dallas59]

[Gondring]

Yes, and all cars are the same, too.

[Dallas59]

[jla]

Scientists are publishing today the complete DNA sequence that makes a dog a dog, and it turns out to be uncannily close to what makes a person a person.

The Darwinists never fail to amuse me.

[orionblamblam]

> I can understand a silly fallacy like the chimp DNA (which actually isn't as similar as they first said) being thought true because of their similar homology

Well, that and the same recognizable remnants of retroviral intrusions into our common gene code...

See here: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1469072/posts?page=20#20

[avg_freeper]

Blast! 11 replys! That's what I meant to say.

[Sols]

Don't be obtuse. Dogs share a very similar gene set (they are mammals after all). Chimpanzees share a 98% identical sequence. Those two things are vasty different.

[bella1]

They also share food, couches, chairs, beds and toilet bowls.

[moasicwolf]

Rarely does a day go by that I don't get a real "Belly Laugh" from some of the posts on FR. Thanks Dallas59.

[billorites]

[martin_fierro]

[Dallas59]

I'd rather share my house with a dog than a monkey anyday.

[Sols]

Don't be stupid.

[Sols]

Me either.

A chimpanzee on the other hand..

[staytrue]

The Darwinists never fail to amuse me.

The creationists never fail to amuse me by being unable to tell the difference between the science of genetics and the science of evolution.

[coconutt2000]

I like to say, "If there is no God, then nature does one hell of an imitation."

[chemicalman]

Guess that setteles the question as to why dog owners look like their pets.

[DaveLoneRanger]

Not to be disrespectful, but you're illustrating a problem in the 'advancement' of evolution. Namely, you missed the latest news, so you're still stuck repeating what they've told you before.

In fact, Chimp genome sequence is very different from man.

[trebb]

The creationists never fail to amuse me by being unable to tell the difference between the science of genetics and the science of evolution.

Are you implying that they are exclusive of each other? Is that more convenient to you?

[trebb]

Don't be stupid.

Don't make such scientifically astute arguments - you might get a swollen ego when you get placed on the pedestal of scientific insight.

Woof!

[mlc9852]

Sounds like all of life was designed by the same creator.

[Lazamataz]

ping

[HairOfTheDog]

This story is getting a lot of play this morning...

Ping!

Other articles with keyword "DOGGIEPING" since 12/29/04

[Sols]

Oh I apologize, I forgot the exact figure.

So 94% is very different? Did you know that the difference between mice and rats is 10 times that? Did you know that if you ignore insertions and deletions, their genomes are 99% similar? Did you know most of the differences are not considered biologically significant?

[staytrue]

This story is about genetics, not evolution.

While the two are related, they are very distinct.

[fso301]

Pointing to genetic similarities between species may just mean certain sequences are necessary for carbon based life. Sort of like noticing similarities between boats built by different builders on different sides of the planet.

[mlc9852]

Scientists are amusing. We're similar to chimps, dogs, fruit flies, but no chance at all we had the same creator. LOL I would expect real scientists to be more logical.

[Slings and Arrows]

Why did you post a picture of Helen Thomas?

[chiefqc]

The strange part of this is that most of our elected officals have a vast amount of genes traced back to the Doo-Doo bird. Soory to insult the Doo-Doo bird but the truth must be told.

[Old_Mil]

Mammalian systems are remarkably similar, hence it's not surprising that we should share many genes. From a broader perspective, all life on planet earth coexists in the same environment and hence would share genes to various degrees.

Many Japanese cars also have many parts in common (ie digital clocks, etc), yet nobody wants to argue that they arose from a common ancestor.

Similarity of design does not imply similarity of origin unless you presuppose evolutionary theory to be true.

[Leo Carpathian]

Best picture of Dr. Phil so far!!!

[trebb]

Is the Doo-Doo bird in any way related to the Ooh-Ooh bird?

[shezza]

Oh, you said "genes."

[Enchante]

What's really interesting is that leading Democrats (the Clintons, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Algore, et al) have all been found to share 99.99999% common genes with the typical horse's ass......

[metmom]

Pointing to genetic similarities between species may just mean certain sequences are necessary for carbon based life. Sort of like noticing similarities between boats built by different builders on different sides of the planet.

Exactly, and that's why God used those genetic sequences, because they were so efficient. That certainly was INTELLIGENT of Him wasn't it?

[brytlea]

And a chair shares alot of the characteristics of a table, etc. Why should anyone be surprised that the things that make organisms work would be similar throughout all of them?
susie

[brytlea]

That's what it kinda points to to me. I was wondering exactly how to say that. Thank you!
susie

[GSlob]

Well, the same anticholineesteratics work on both[phosphororganic pesticides on flies and sarins/VX'es on humans], since the underlying biochemistry is shared - and so are the genes encoding it. And this is merely a salient example.

[mlc9852]

Well, can't argue with that!

[joesnuffy]

A chimpanzee on the other hand..

Will leave you with a messy hand...