• Question: Why are we so like bananas?

    Asked by 284medb57 to Clare, Glafkos, Paul, Samantha on 12 Mar 2015.
    • Photo: Clare Devery

      Clare Devery answered on 12 Mar 2015:

      Are we? I’m not a good source of energy. I’m not yellow with brown patches. And I wouldn’t think I’m too tasty either! Are you sure you have your facts in order?!

    • Photo: anon

      anon answered on 12 Mar 2015:

      Because we share 50% DNA!

    • Photo: Paul Booker

      Paul Booker answered on 12 Mar 2015:

      I didn’t know we were! We’re more like bananas than some other things I suppose.

    • Photo: Glafkos Havariyoun

      Glafkos Havariyoun answered on 12 Mar 2015:

      Because we have common ancestors ! It’s believed that the separation between fruits and animals happened about 1.5 billion years ago!

    • Photo: Samantha Terry

      Samantha Terry answered on 12 Mar 2015:

      are we so like bananas? I like the potato reference myself? I think we are only 1 or 2 chromosomes off from being a potato! Imagine that.

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