RE: The code that is DNA
December 26, 2019 at 11:03 am
(This post was last modified: December 26, 2019 at 11:04 am by The Grand Nudger.)
Wonderful, so what do we know - based solely on direct observation which can be empirically tested for accuracy?
We know that each organism reproduces sexually, which is to say, that it gets it's genetic material from it's parents, and that each parent got it's genetic material from their parents, and so forth. We know that two of our samples have a stronger genetic relationship than the third, all three have a stronger genetic relationship to each other than to us, and that all four possess some genetic relationship.
What we have, is a basic phylogeny comprised solely of those facts which can be directly observed.
Is there any reason to reject those basic and demonstrable facts of biology? If not, then we'll keep plugging along.
Are you genetically identical to your parents? Can you think of any test we might devise to ascertain whether or not that potential state of affairs is true, and if true, to what extant?
We know that each organism reproduces sexually, which is to say, that it gets it's genetic material from it's parents, and that each parent got it's genetic material from their parents, and so forth. We know that two of our samples have a stronger genetic relationship than the third, all three have a stronger genetic relationship to each other than to us, and that all four possess some genetic relationship.
What we have, is a basic phylogeny comprised solely of those facts which can be directly observed.
Quote:1 : the evolutionary history of a kind of organism. 2 : the evolution of a genetically related group of organisms as distinguished from the development of the individual organism.
Is there any reason to reject those basic and demonstrable facts of biology? If not, then we'll keep plugging along.
Are you genetically identical to your parents? Can you think of any test we might devise to ascertain whether or not that potential state of affairs is true, and if true, to what extant?
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