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If animals with a different number of chromosomes can not reproduce with one another and produce offspring that can also reproduce
Then how can humans share a common ancestry with animals that have a different number of chromosomes as those who believe humans came into existence through a history of evolution over long but finite periods of time claim
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Chromosome Numbers:
- Humans have 46 chromosomes arranged in 23 pairs.
- Chimpanzees have 48 chromosomes.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7488140/
Chromosome Fusion:
Evolutionary history shows that two ancestral ape chromosomes fused end-to-end to form a single large chromosome in humans, now known as human chromosome 2.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromosome_2
Shared Ancestry:
Other great apes—such as gorillas and orangutans—also retain the 48-chromosome count, matching the condition seen in chimpanzees.