Thermos aquaticus
Well-Known Member
Continuing the theme of the previous thread on the nested hierarchy, in this post I would like to discuss sequence divergence between exons and introns across species.
ID/creationists try to claim that their ideas are better scientific explanations for the things we see in biology. In my experience, nothing could be farther from the truth. ID/creationism can't explain some of the most basic and fundamental observations in biology, and this discussion on exons and introns will again illustrate that point just as the nested hierarchy did in the previous thread.
For those who are not familiar with exons and introns, these are DNA segments that make up genes in eukaryotes. When the gene is transcribed into RNA the introns are clipped out and the exons are pasted together to produce a mature messenger RNA. That mRNA is then translated into a protein.
If we compare the exons and introns between species, what does ID/creationism predict we will see, and why? (the "why" is just as important as the what) There are 3 distinct choices:
1. There will be more shared bases between introns than between exons.
2. There will be more shared bases between exons than between introns.
3. There will be about the same number of shared bases in exons and introns.
So what does ID/creationism predict, and why?
ID/creationists try to claim that their ideas are better scientific explanations for the things we see in biology. In my experience, nothing could be farther from the truth. ID/creationism can't explain some of the most basic and fundamental observations in biology, and this discussion on exons and introns will again illustrate that point just as the nested hierarchy did in the previous thread.
For those who are not familiar with exons and introns, these are DNA segments that make up genes in eukaryotes. When the gene is transcribed into RNA the introns are clipped out and the exons are pasted together to produce a mature messenger RNA. That mRNA is then translated into a protein.
If we compare the exons and introns between species, what does ID/creationism predict we will see, and why? (the "why" is just as important as the what) There are 3 distinct choices:
1. There will be more shared bases between introns than between exons.
2. There will be more shared bases between exons than between introns.
3. There will be about the same number of shared bases in exons and introns.
So what does ID/creationism predict, and why?