Are you a monkey? Wanna see a monkey? Go look in the mirror, you’ll see a monkey. Great ape, actually, the hairless ape.
"About a thousand genes are shared by every organism, however simple or complicated. Although their common ancestor must have lived more than a billion years ago, their shared structure can still be glimpsed. It shows how the grand plan of life has been modified through the course of evolution."
From "Darwin's Ghost" (page 284) by Steve Jones ... a modern update to Darwin's work ... exact same chapter titles.