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How are human beings and chimpanzees phylogenetically related?

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Human beings and chimpanzees are phylogenetically related in that they share a common ancestor. In fact, the genomes of human beings and chimpanzees are actually 96-98% similar. This means that they actually share the majority of their DNA.
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