Expert: Dana Krempels, Ph.D. - 12/28/2009

Question
QUESTION: respected sir,
   all know that the monkeys are related to our structure.so the DNA of monkey also as same as we.si is there any chances of the human and monkey breeding...???? because..we have more spaces about our health power..what the monkey have so we can produce the new society.of new breeding...

ANSWER: Dear Darshan,

Humans and monkeys are far too distantly related to produce fertile, viable offspring together.  And I certainly hope no one would be desperate enough to try.

Sincerely,

Dana

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QUESTION: but sir ...some one tells that  the monkeys have the as same as DNA...so why we can not make a new breed of monkey and human..????

Answer
Dear Darshan,

Monkeys and humans share *similar* genes, but they are not exactly the same.  Humans and sheep share some DNA, and so do humans and amoebas.  All living things on earth share the same type of DNA, but it is arranged differently in each species, and the DNA sequence is different among different species.  The question is whether the DNA of two species is compatible enough for a fertile, viable hybrid to be formed between them.

If one were to combine human and monkey gametes (sperm and eggs) in a petri dish, it's possible that some might fuse.  But the chromosomes (in which the DNA is packaged) are too different from one another for the fused gametes to have all the proper information for manufacturing a normal organism.  A hybrid zygote (fertilized egg) like this would not likely survive beyond one or two cell divisions, if it could even form at all.  In many cases, the eggs and sperm of different species are so chemically different at the level of the plasma membrane, that they will not even fuse.

Hope that helps.

Dana