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What's a true fact that is so misleading it's borderline misinformation? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 2 years ago by 6mementomori to c/[email protected]

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What would be some fact that, while true, could be told in a context or way that is misinfomating or make the other person draw incorrect conclusions?

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 years ago (2 children)

human and chimp DNA is 98.8 percent the same

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I don't know the exact number, but, come on! Look at those guys! They are basically hairy humans with a slightly less complex system of communication.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Yep but the point is the 1.2% represent millions of gene pairs and the ones we share are not always present or expressed in the same way. So just sharing genes doesn't necessarily mean were the same or they do the same thing.

https://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/permanent/human-origins/understanding-our-past/dna-comparing-humans-and-chimps

Yeah chimps are one of our very few (very very) distant cousins left. But i think they rip more faces off than us

https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/theyll-rip-your-face-off-how-humans-inherited-warlike-aggression-from-chimpanzees/news-story/1bf74adbd1cf2c9b072577a2abd80253

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Still interested in how similar cow or earthworm DNA is. I'd be unsurprised to find they're also quite high.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

Pigs (98%) and bananas (60%) are often quoted examples. Not sure about worms

https://thednatests.com/how-much-dna-do-humans-share-with-other-animals/