Question 1 of 5:

According to Dr. Tomkins’ research, what is the real percentage similarity between humans and chimps when all the data is included?

Correct Answer: B
Explanation: Early studies claimed 98–99% similarity by comparing only the most similar DNA regions and discarding the rest. When all data was analyzed, including regions initially thrown out, the similarity dropped to about 84–85%, a figure that challenges evolutionary timelines.

Question 2 of 5:

What was one major flaw in the original studies claiming humans and chimps are nearly identical?

Correct Answer: B
Explanation: The papers that claimed a 98–99% match focused only on protein-coding genes and highly similar regions. By ignoring the dissimilar regions, they artificially inflated the similarity percentage.

Question 3 of 5:

Why was the early chimp genome considered “humanized”?

Correct Answer: A
Explanation: Early versions of the chimp genome were assembled like a jigsaw puzzle using the human genome as the “box cover.” This biased the results toward human-like similarity.

Question 4 of 5:

Why does a 15–20% genetic difference between humans and chimps create problems for evolutionary models?

Correct Answer: D
Explanation: Evolutionary models assume humans and chimps split from a common ancestor about 6 million years ago. A 15–20% difference would require far more mutations and thus far more time — which evolution cannot account for.

Question 5 of 5:

What is the ultimate takeaway from Dr. Tomkins’ research?

Correct Answer: C
Explanation: The research shows that humans and chimps are significantly different, undermining the evolutionary claim that we are just advanced animals. Instead, the evidence points to humans being uniquely and purposefully created in the image of God.

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Are humans really 98% chimp—or is that just evolutionary hype dressed up as science?

The human-chimp DNA comparison has been used for decades to argue that we’re nothing more than highly evolved primates. But what if the numbers don’t tell the full story?

Join us for a mind-blowing conversation with Dr. Jeffrey Tomkins, a geneticist and respected creation scientist with a Ph.D. in genetics from Clemson University. With cutting-edge research and decades of experience, Dr. Tomkins dismantles the popular myth of near-identical DNA and reveals the deeper genetic distinctions that point not to common ancestry, but to common design.

This isn’t just about genes—it’s about identity, origins, and the narrative that defines humanity.

Are we accidental cousins of chimps… or uniquely created in the image of God?

Eric Hovind

Creation TodayPresident

Dr. Jeffrey P. Tomkins

Institute for Creation ResearchResearch Scientist, Genetics

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