Homework Help: Biology

Posted by Millwright on Wednesday, June 4, 2008 at 12:58pm.

Humans and Gorillas are very similar in terms of their genetic sequences; in a sample of each of their DNA sequences, only ONE difference was found. MY QUESTION: What genetic mechanism could cause this base sequence change? Thanks!

Biology - DrBob222, Wednesday, June 4, 2008 at 1:55pm
See the site in my response to a similar question posted just above this. The evolutionary mechanism is cited as the reason.

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