With regard to biomedical research: Because rats, pigs, apes, and other mammals share over 90% of the same genes as humans, these animals are always good predictors for how humans will respond to a specific drug therapy.

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While many mammals share a significant percentage of genes with humans, genetic similarity does not guarantee that they will always predict human responses accurately due to differences in physiology, metabolism, and other factors.

With Regard to Biomedical Research: Because Rats, Pigs, Apes, and Other