Question

Name two important features of similarity that show chimpanzee are our closest relatives

Answer 1

Genetic evidence suggests the ancestors of human and chimpanzees diverged roughly 4 million years ago. The similarities between humans and chimpanzee are the following:

1. The relative size of the chimpanzee brain matches most of our extinct relatives.

2. Upright posture and the walk of chimpanzee matches with our ancestors.