they share a common ancestor that is extinct, this common ancestor was a lesser ape, we are therefore as close theoretically as to orangutan and gorrilla, however our DNA is 98.9% identical to...
apes and chimps
chimpanzee because our DNA is 98.9 percent the same as theres except they have 24 chromosomes which equal 48 all together and we have 23 chromosomes
primates share about 95% of our DNA
Gentically Chimpanzees at about 96-98%