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Getbig Misc Discussion Boards => Religious Debates & Threads => Topic started by: Deicide on January 28, 2008, 08:28:42 PM
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same DNA?
Is it merely a coincidence?
Did god just make it that way for no apparent reason?
Or doesn't just make much more sense that the reason is that both humans and chimps evolved from a common ancestor?
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same DNA?
Is it merely a coincidence?
Did god just make it that way for no apparent reason?
Or doesn't just make much more sense that the reason is that both humans and chimps evolved from a common ancestor?
Haha, creationists don't have a good answer for this one; they never do.... :D
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wait wait...
if there is no answers, then it must be god, simple ::)
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same DNA?
Is it merely a coincidence?
Did god just make it that way for no apparent reason?
Or doesn't just make much more sense that the reason is that both humans and chimps evolved from a common ancestor?
They don't have the same DNA, you are a liar and if they are close its because they were made by the same creator. Can they have children with one another? NO, so you have nothing, but keep trying.
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loco, log off this gimmick and retire it already 8)
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If human and chimp DNA are so similar, why are there so many physical and mental differences between them?
"When studying the human genome and its similarity to that of the chimp, scientists have recently concluded that 96% of our genome is similar. However, most people are unaware that this percent pertains to the regions of our DNA that result in proteins. It seems logical that if a protein performs a certain function in one organism, then that same protein should perform the same function in a variety of organisms. This is evidence for a common designer as much as for a common ancestor. But most of the DNA sequence performs an unknown function and has been largely dismissed as “junk DNA.” However, increasing evidence supports the view that “junk” DNA performs an important role. For example, a recent report unexpectedly found specific sequence patterns in “junk” DNA which scientists have termed “pyknons.”1 It has been suggested that these pyknons may be important in determining when and where proteins are made.
Within this “junk DNA” there may be large differences between man and chimp. The areas of greatest difference appear to involve regions which are structurally different (commonly called “rearrangements”) and areas of heterochromatin (tightly packed DNA).
Here are some other interesting differences between the human and chimp genomes which are often not reported:
- The amount of chimp DNA is 12% larger than what it is in humans.
- Several hundred million bases (individual components of the DNA) of the chimp genome are still unanalyzed.
- In many areas of the DNA sequence, major “rearrangements” seem apparent. These account for perhaps 4–10% dissimilarity between chimps and humans.
- Chimps have 23 chromosomes and humans have only 22 (excluding sex chromosomes for both species).
Thus, the physical and mental differences between humans and chimps are most likely due to the differences in purpose and function of the so-called junk DNA. This understanding should leave us more mindful of the awesome complexity of the Creator and His creation of DNA.
Dr. Georgia Purdom earned her doctorate from The Ohio State University in molecular genetics and spent six years as a professor of biology at Mt. Vernon Nazarene University. Dr. Purdom is also a member of the American Society for Microbiology and American Society for Cell Biology."
Footnotes:
1. Rigoutsos, Isidore, et al., Short blocks from the noncoding parts of the human genome have instances within nearly all known genes and relate to biological processes, PNAS 103(17):6605–10.
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If human and chimp DNA are so similar, why are there so many physical and mental differences between them?
"When studying the human genome and its similarity to that of the chimp, scientists have recently concluded that 96% of our genome is similar. However, most people are unaware that this percent pertains to the regions of our DNA that result in proteins. It seems logical that if a protein performs a certain function in one organism, then that same protein should perform the same function in a variety of organisms. This is evidence for a common designer as much as for a common ancestor. But most of the DNA sequence performs an unknown function and has been largely dismissed as “junk DNA.” However, increasing evidence supports the view that “junk” DNA performs an important role. For example, a recent report unexpectedly found specific sequence patterns in “junk” DNA which scientists have termed “pyknons.”1 It has been suggested that these pyknons may be important in determining when and where proteins are made.
Within this “junk DNA” there may be large differences between man and chimp. The areas of greatest difference appear to involve regions which are structurally different (commonly called “rearrangements”) and areas of heterochromatin (tightly packed DNA).
Here are some other interesting differences between the human and chimp genomes which are often not reported:
- The amount of chimp DNA is 12% larger than what it is in humans.
- Several hundred million bases (individual components of the DNA) of the chimp genome are still unanalyzed.
- In many areas of the DNA sequence, major “rearrangements” seem apparent. These account for perhaps 4–10% dissimilarity between chimps and humans.
- Chimps have 23 chromosomes and humans have only 22 (excluding sex chromosomes for both species).
Thus, the physical and mental differences between humans and chimps are most likely due to the differences in purpose and function of the so-called junk DNA. This understanding should leave us more mindful of the awesome complexity of the Creator and His creation of DNA.
Dr. Georgia Purdom earned her doctorate from Ohio State University in molecular genetics and spent six years as a professor of biology at Mt. Vernon Nazarene University. Dr. Purdom is also a member of the American Society for Microbiology and American Society for Cell Biology."
Footnotes:
1. Rigoutsos, Isidore, et al., Short blocks from the noncoding parts of the human genome have instances within nearly all known genes and relate to biological processes, PNAS 103(17):6605–10.
Sounds like a a Christian university...and we all know what that means... ::)
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Sounds like a a Christian university...and we all know what that means... ::)
Ohio State University is a Christian university?
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The Ohio State University (OSU) is a coeducational public research university in the state of Ohio. The university was founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the largest university in the United States.[4] Ohio State is currently ranked by U.S. News & World Report as the best public university in Ohio, among the top 60 universities in the United States, and among the top 20 public universities in the United States.[5] Ohio State is widely considered both within Ohio and outside of its borders to be the flagship institution of the state's public system of higher education[6] and has been officially designated as such in the newly centralized University System of Ohio.[7][8][9]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio_State_University
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loco, it's THE Ohio State University!!!!!!!!!
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loco, it's THE Ohio State University!!!!!!!!!
Thanks, columbusdude82! Either way, it's not a Christian university, right?
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Thanks, columbusdude82! Either way, it's not a Christian University, right?
HEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLL NOOOOOOOOOOOOO.... you think I'd ever have set foot here if it were?
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HEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLL NOOOOOOOOOOOOO.... you think I'd ever have set foot here if it were?
Sounds like a a Christian university...and we all know what that means... ::)
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I think he was referring to Mt Vernon Nazarene. That's a small Christian school up in Mt Vernon (DUUHHH)... Their science and math standards are VERY weak!
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I think he was referring to Mt Vernon Nazarene. That's a small Christian school up in Mt Vernon (DUUHHH)... Their science and math standards are VERY weak!
Correct.
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I think he was referring to Mt Vernon Nazarene. That's a small Christian school up in Mt Vernon (DUUHHH)... Their science and math standards are VERY weak!
Dr. Georgia Purdom earned her doctorate from The Ohio State University in molecular genetics.
And the question still stands:
If human and chimp DNA are so similar, why are there so many physical and mental differences between them?
Even if chimp and human DNA were that similar, does it automatically follow that they had a common ancestor?
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Dr. Georgia Purdom earned her doctorate from The Ohio State University in molecular genetics.
And the question still stands:
If human and chimp DNA are so similar, why are there so many physical and mental differences between them?
Even if chimp and human DNA were that similar automatically follow that they had a common ancestor?
You speak of the differences. Of course there are; why are there so many similarities?
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loco, this one's for you. I love this kid!
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You speak of the differences. Of course there are; why are there so many similarities?
You did not answer my questions.
As for your question, I refer you to Dr. Georgia Purdom above. They are not so similar after all.
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loco, this one's for you. I love this kid!
Sorry, I don't watch videos while I'm at work. I'll take a look at it when I'm off work.