What did the monkey evolve from, and what was the evolution process of the monkey?

According to the foreign **April 13**, there is exciting news about the genome sequencing work: the rhesus macaque gene sequencing work has been completed. The latest findings were published in the form of a cover article in the journal Science on April 13.

George Weinstock, of the Baylor School of Medicine in the United States, who led the sequencing effort, said they had successfully deciphered the genome of a macaque, the third primate genome scientists had deciphered after humans and chimpanzees. At the same time, he said that the determination of the primate genome has opened the door for humans to be able to know their close relatives, which is really exciting.

Macaques are human"Distant relative"

The international research team, called the "Macaque Genome Sequencing and Analysis Consortium", is composed of more than 170 scientists from 35 institutions, and they said in an early introduction on the 12th that the sequencing results show that the genetic similarity between macaques and humans is about 93, while the genetic similarity between chimpanzees and humans is even higher, and the two share 98 genesHowever, many of the human disease-causing genes are found in macaques rather than in our closest animal, the chimpanzee.

Scientists successfully deciphered the human genome in 2001 and the chimpanzee genome in 2005. If chimpanzees are human"Close relatives"Macaques can be considered human"Distant relative".It is believed that primates such as macaques evolved into human primates 25 million years ago and later"Parting ways".

Scientists say:"Because macaques are evolutionarily farther away from us than chimpanzees, the three primate genomes are now more valuable for research than those of chimpanzees. "

The rhesus macaque lives mainly in Asia and is a type of macaque. It is very similar to humans in many ways, such as being able to survive in cities, being able to feed on a variety of foods such as peanuts and ice cream, and preferring to live in groups. However, compared to humans, rhesus macaques are smaller, hairy, and susceptible to diseases.

The DNA sequence determination of rhesus macaques can help scientists understand the genetic factors behind these similarities and the root causes of the significant differences between humans and primates.

The ape is fromReptilesOviparous animals evolved。Apes are the oldest primates.

That is, the common ancestor of man and all his modern apes. It can be traced back to the Paleocene 65 million years ago. It is a timid mammal that loves to scurry around on the ground and feeds exclusively on insects.

The ape's eyes are forward, both on the same plane. The forelimbs are similar to human hands, can grasp objects, are very good at climbing, and are mostly active in trees in the forest.

The habits of apes

Apes are found in almost all tropical regions.

Generally prefers to live in groups and live in trees. Even a small monkey bite can leave a scar that is difficult to demobilize. They are very clever and difficult to catch. They howl vigilantly before enemies get close.

Apes have well-developed brains, strong learning ability, and are good at imitation. Apes generally live in groups, and some species of groups have leaders. Apes are mostly omnivorous, feeding on wild fruits and vegetables, and some species also eat insects or other small animals.

Monkeys are evolved from primates, monkeys are a general term for mammalian primates, omnivorous, fruit-based, do not let go of the meat at your fingertips, and are three species of ape primates.

members are widely distributed around the world.

The vast majority of primates.

Lives in different forms of arboreal or semi-arboreal with only ring-tailed lemurs.

Baboons and macaques live in terrestrial or rocky areas. They usually move in small family groups but also in large groups. Most are able to walk upright, but not for long.

They are mostly active during the day, and there are finger monkeys, some large lemurs, night monkeys, etc., and the large lemurs and lemurs sleep for several days to weeks in the hot and dry season.

Human beings evolved from monkeys, I believe everyone knows this sentence, but some people have asked again. If humans evolved from monkeys. Why are there still monkeys? In fact, this question is raised because of the common misunderstanding of biological evolution.

The Monkey Zhenling shirt is a member of three species of ape primates, and the primates are the population of the animal kingdom.

Monkey Evolutionary Process:

1. Chemical elements form chemical molecules;

2. Chemical molecules form proteins;

3. Protein composition is initially the simplest"Lifeforms"；

4. Form a simple single cavity cell lifeform;

5. Formation of multiple cells;

6. Differentiation of multicellular and diverse organisms;

7. Differentiated fish;

8. Differentiation of amphibians;

9. Differentiation of reptiles;

10. Differentiation of the mammals, one of the mammals evolved into primates.

The theory of evolution says that there is no one who evolves, at most they are common ancestors, and they have chosen different evolutionary routes, but the kinship between monkeys and humans has been very far away, and now chimpanzees and humans are a little closer to the human family, and there are many theories about the extinction of other humans who are closest to the bloodline, we are the descendants of Homo sapiens, and the Peking ape man and the cave man have little to do with us, and these relatives have to be traced back to the time of evolution in Africa, let alone monkeys.

As for Brother Nengling, from a biological point of view, as long as there is no meat that is harmful to the human body, it can be eaten, and everything must be edible. But from a legal point of view, it must not be eaten, because it is illegal. And now is the era of peace, there is no shortage of food and clothing, so why do you want to eat monkeys with no meat when you don't eat so much delicious food, and it's disgusting to think about it.

Don't tell me anything about protecting animals and protecting the planet. You must know that the earth is very durable, even if the nuclear ** hydrogen bomb controlled by humans detonates at the same time, it is not enough to affect the earth sail Changqiu, and it is only human beings themselves and most creatures who disappear. From the formation of the earth to the present, there are many worse cases than now, and there are countless cases of mass extinction of organisms, all of which operate according to the principle of natural selection of the fittest.

Biodiversity has plummeted since the day of human expansion to the world, but at that time human beings did not have this kind of consciousness, and animals were the same as instinct, until today, human beings have developed thousands of years of civilization, and even to the technological and environmental damage brought about by the Industrial Revolution, the results should be said to be human beings because it is just the result of human beings standing out among many biological competitors, but at the same time, it has also caused the environment to become more and more unsuitable for human survival, which can also be said that human beings are right. That is, until the threat of oneself did the slogan of protecting nature and protecting biodiversity, in fact, it is to protect human beings themselves, this kind of competition and greed itself is written in the genes, not only human beings, all animals in nature are fighting for the ecological niche You are fighting to the death, all human beings as creatures are not really cruel, but at least Wang Pao can continue to protect environmental protection animals [protect humans] for their own living space!

Primitive humans began to appear about 3 million to 2 million years ago.

The development of intelligence and culture is an important indicator of the evolutionary development of human beings.

Australopithecus is the most primitive hominoid family that is differentiated from apes, with mixed ape-human characteristics, and can walk upright.

It represents a transitional stage in the evolutionary process from ape to man.

They lived between 5 million and 1.2 million years ago in East and South Africa.

Their brain volume varies from 450 milliliters in the early stage to 725 milliliters in the late stages.

They may have the ability to improvise on the use of branches, sticks, and rocks like modern apes, but do not have the ability to consciously make tools (stone tools).

About 2.5 million years ago, Australopithecus evolved from Australopithecus to the earliest primitive humans who used and consciously made stone tools, Homo sapiens.

They lived between 2.5 million and 1.5 million years ago, representing the early ape-man stage in human evolutionary history.

They have an average brain volume of about 640 ml.

The stone tools they make are very simple and crude chopping tools made of gravel, known in archaeology as the Olduvey culture.

So far, the human fossils and cultural sites in this evolutionary stage are mainly distributed in East Africa and Yunnan Province in China.

The Yuanmou ape man in Yunnan, China, lived about 1.7 million years ago.