Member-only storyA Mouse has more Genes than a Human Being — That should Humble Us.Sam Kneller - Biblical Hebrew go-to-guy·FollowPublished inThe Explanation·6 min read·Jun 23, 2020--ShareThe number of genes in living organisms, humans, animals, flora does NOT correlate with intelligence. Some plants have many more genes than mankind. How do you explain that?Man has about 21,000 genes, a mouse has about 23,000 and a water flea has 31,000 genes the most of any animal. How can this be considering man has so much more than a flea?