are chimps less evolved than humans?
View full size image. Since the human-chimp split about 6 million years ago, chimpanzee genes can be said to have evolved more than human genes, a new study suggests.There are possibly a lot of differences between human and chimps that we donât know about, [perhaps] because there are differences in chimps that nobody has studied; a lot of studies tend to focus on humans,â Bakewell said. 1  Top 10 Missing Links. 2  Hundreds of Human Genes Still Evolving. 3  How Evolution Works.
Humans did not evolve from monkeys. Humans are more closely related to modern apes than to monkeys, but we didn't evolve from apes, either. Humans share a common ancestor with modern African apes, like gorillas and chimpanzees.Scientists believe this common ancestor existed.umans are more closely related to modern apes than to monkeys, but we didn't evolve from apes, either. Humans share a common ancestor with modern African apes, like gorillas and chimpanzees. Scientists believe this common ancestor existed.