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Why is the statement "Humans evolved from monkeys" incorrect?

Answer 1

We didn't evolve from monkeys, we have a common ancestor with monkeys.

Contrary to popular belief, humans and monkeys are not descended from each other; rather, scientists have discovered that humans and monkeys share a common ancestor through shared DNA strands and specific structural similarities.

Furthermore, since a species cannot evolve from another without the other species going extinct, monkeys would not even exist if humans were really descended from them.

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Answer 2

William Albracht

The statement is incorrect because humans and modern monkeys share a common ancestor but did not evolve directly from monkeys.

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