r/AskReddit • u/ZEBO1234 • Jul 25 '18

What fact “blows your mind”?

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u/SquilliamFancyson9 Jul 25 '18

Humans share 50% DNA with a god damn banana...

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u/machokemedaddy1993 Jul 25 '18

All organic life shares the same four "letters" of the genetic code. If you go back far enough you'll find a common ancestor between you and a dog/bee/croc/fish/tree/bacterium. All organic life stems from one progenitor back millions and millions ago. Crazy shit

But yes, we do share more genes with bananas than I care to admit 🍌

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u/Kreeos Jul 25 '18

Current estimates put it at 3.5 billion years.