(February 13, 2015 at 1:47 pm)Huggy74 Wrote: I believe animals can evolve within their group, I don't believe however, that all creatures evolved from the same ancestor.
Then why would humans share 25% of their genes with rice?
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2013/0...ared-genes
Quote:A Human and a grain of rice may not, at first glance, look like cousins. And yet we share a quarter of our genes with that fine plant. The genes we share with rice—or rhinos or reef coral—are among the most striking signs of our common heritage. All animals, plants, and fungi share an ancestor that lived about 1.6 billion years ago. Every lineage that descended from that progenitor retains parts of its original genome, embodying one of evolution’s key principles: If it’s not broke, don’t fix it. Since evolution has conserved so many genes, exploring the genomes of other species can shed light on genes involved in human biology and disease. Even yeast has something to tell us about ourselves.