eli5 if horses can breed with donkeys and goats can mate with sheep why can’t we make human / ape cross overs?
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We already merged with our nearest relatives 50.000-60.000 years ago. (neanderthals and denisovians) which is why we have a number of genes from them. 4-6% denisovian I think, 30% neanderthal.
Apes are much more distant relatives.
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