Strange Question - electrophoresis

[Kondla, Norbert FOR:EX]

At first glance this question may not seem to be relevant to leps but bear
with me - it is. some time over the past 2 years somebody mentioned to me
that there is only a 2 % genetic difference between humans and chimpanzees.
I would be eternally grateful if any of you can provide me with a citation
of a publication for this observation - assuming this was published
somewhere. The lep connection of course is that I am in the process of
trying to decide how much weight to place on chemical differences in animals
as an aid to deciding on species vs subspecies status.  As everything else,
I have heard differing opinions on this subject - and I find it useful to
hear differing opinions before deciding what my own opinion will be. Even if
not directly relevant to the human/chimp situation; please feel welcome to
hold forth on the topic of electrophoresis/chemistry in taxonomy or give me
a shout directly if you prefer.
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Norbert Kondla  P.Biol., RPBio.
Forest Ecosystem Specialist, Ministry of Environment
845 Columbia Avenue, Castlegar, British Columbia V1N 1H3
Phone 250-365-8610
Mailto:Norbert.Kondla at gems3.gov.bc.ca
http://www.env.gov.bc.ca