Figure 4-57. Comparison of the Giemsa pattern of the largest human chromosome (chromosome 1) with that of chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan.

Figure 4-57Comparison of the Giemsa pattern of the largest human chromosome (chromosome 1) with that of chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan

Comparisons among the staining patterns of all the chromosomes indicate that human chromosomes are more closely related to those of chimpanzee than to those of gorilla and that they are more distantly related to those of orangutan. (Adapted from M.W. Strickberger, Evolution, 3rd edn. Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett Publishers, 2000.)

From: The Global Structure of Chromosomes

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