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Roughly what share of human genes have a recognizable counterpart in a banana?

Past stat · 2026-06-18 UTC

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Researchers at NIH ran human and banana gene sequences against each other and found matches for about 60% of human genes. That's not evidence you're part banana — it just reflects how far back our common ancestor with plants goes.

Correct answer: About 60%

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