| New genes have often been created through the duplication of existing genes |
| Monday, May 15, 2006 |
Many times, I have heard from theists, that it is hard to understand how evolution can create such complex beings. Here's an answer that makes this HOW much easier to understand.
As scientists piece together the genomes of more and more life forms—from fruit flies to humans—they're finding ample evidence that new genes have often been created through the duplication of existing genes. Of the more than 40,000 genes in the human genome, for example, about 15,000 appear to have been produced by gene duplication. Evolutionary theories assert that some of these duplicated genes may acquire new functions and take on new roles. But exactly how do these changes occur?
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