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Does evolution teach that humans are related to fruitflies?

There's no insects in my family tree.
QuixoticSoul · 41-45, M
Common ancestor, yeah. But common ancestors of anthropods and chordates diverged a long, long time ago.
Chattanooga · 56-60, F
@QuixoticSoul did Alabamians and Tennesseans share a common ancestor?
QuixoticSoul · 41-45, M
@Chattanooga They are both an odd species of hairless ape, not quite human, but approximately identical in appearance. Only the limited cranial capacity gives them away.

Much had been made of the difference between the two regional varieties, but they’re actually the same species.
CountScrofula · 41-45, M
All living things are related, albeit somewhat distantly.
Chattanooga · 56-60, F
@CountScrofula Are Alabamians and Tennesseans related?
hertoy · 70-79, M
Somewhere 400+ million years ago we shared DNA with fruit flies...
Chattanooga · 56-60, F
@hertoy Even Alabamians and Tennesseans?????
hertoy · 70-79, M
@Chattanooga No, no..not them! LOL!!!!!
redredred · M
all life is related.
Chattanooga · 56-60, F
@redredred Am I related to Tennesseans?
redredred · M
Are you a life form? if so, youre related to all life.@Chattanooga
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DDonde · 31-35, M
Evolution doesn't "teach" anything. It's a tool that we use to work out species relationships.
I'm not certain, but I think you may be correct, actually. Mammals come from proto-mammals which come from fish, which come from a protofish, and then we don't know. But I think arthropods developed independently from fish? I don't think we have any arthropod ancestors.
Chattanooga · 56-60, F
@DDonde How can Alabamians and Tennesseans be related if they have different traits like rh negative?

 
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