[GodGunsGuts]

I sent him your last reply as well. At this point, I’m just as curious as you about his position re: pseudogenes that do not show conservation.

[allmendream]

“I’m not saying that there are no neutral genetic sequences. I’m saying that those that are concerved between species are likely functional and that many of these have been proven to be functional.”

Seems that he and I are saying the same thing on this point. The next subject would be the relative abundance of sequences that show conservation versus sequences that change between lineages at the neutral mutation rate. I think only about 10% of the human genome shows conservation between lineages, but am going from memory....a bit of trouble tracking down the actual number so don't take my word for it. ;)

RESEARCHING....... If your interested I’ll post the answer to you with citation when I find it.

[allmendream]

In other words, as a Biologist I have to say that we have a LOT of work to do. Heck we don’t even know what over half of the estimated 30,000 proteins of the genome even do. While we get that 3% of the genome figured out we need to also work on the 3% of the genome that doesn’t code for protein but shows evolutionary conservation. We need to know what that stuff is doing!

Exciting times, and lots of work to do. FUN FUN STUFF!!!

Thanks for making me look all that stuff up, its good to know and makes me excited about the future of Biology. And every step we make further exemplifies what a miraculous and wonderful creation we are, and shows the POWER and the GLORY of our creator who brought us forth from specks of dust and set us as stewards over the earth that he created from matter forged in the heart of stars.