(September 11, 2014 at 12:46 pm)Esquilax Wrote: Given that the OP provided no citations for his claims he should count himself lucky he's gotten the length of responses he has. Without citations, he sounds like yet another person who mistakes their wild assertions for evidence.
Well, first I would encourage you simply to research epigenetics a bit more... Further, a comparative analysis of gene expression between humans and primates found that there were more than 800 genes that varied in their methylation patterns among orangutans, gorillas, chimpanzees, and bonobos. Despite these apes having the same genes, methylation differences are said to account for their phenotypic variation. Further, although humans and the great apes share 99% of their DNA, so far, there are known to be 171 genes that are uniquely methylated in humans which have directly correlated with advanced cognitive abilities. This evidence suggests that similar gene sequences can actually be expressed in very different ways. Further, the evidence suggests that gene mutations can either be expressed to some degree or silenced based on the specific circumstances of each individual organism. This evidence, therefore, seems to negate the assumed “truth” that gene mutations are responsible for evolution of life and the differentiation of species on earth.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19923923
