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Absolute Lymphocyte Count

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Human Uniqueness Relative to "Great Apes": 
True
MOCA Domain: 
Pathology
MOCA Topic Authors: 
Ajit Varki

The total white blood cell counts of all great apes studied is significantly higher than in humans, and this includes the lymphocyte subset. The mechanism and significance of this difference are unknown. 

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Timing

Timing of Appearance of the Difference in the Hominin Lineage.

For this entry assume that

  • the common ancestor of humans and old world monkeys was 25000 thousand (25 million) years ago
  • the common ancestor of humans and chimpanzees was 6000 thousand (6 million) years ago
  • the emergence of the genus Homo was 2000 thousand (2 million) years ago
  • the common ancestor of modern humans was 100 thousand years ago

 

Possible Appearance: 
6000 Thousand Years
Probable Appearance: 
2000 Thousand Years
Definite Appearance: 
100 Thousand Years