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Chapter 11, Problem 2GFO
Humans and chimpanzees are more similar to each other genetically than many very similar looking species of fruit fly are to each other. What does this similarity imply regarding the usefulness of chimpanzees as stand-ins for humans during scientific research? What do you think it implies regarding our moral obligations to these animals?
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EBK BIOLOGY:SCIENCE F/LIFE
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