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To: JimSEA

Not really controversial.

I assume this is based on genomic sequences.

“the tree depicts the relationships among living things...” presumably based on genomic homologies. Not controversial, based on hard biochemistry.

“... as they diverged from one another over time...” This would be controversial, if any of it is, as it is assumption.


7 posted on 09/18/2015 8:48:01 PM PDT by ifinnegan
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To: ifinnegan

Not controversial to me, particularly since it is open to reasonable editing and controversy. But I’m sure you know there a lots of people that will contest even the base premises of the project. It’s a long way beyond “kinds” if you will.


8 posted on 09/18/2015 8:55:41 PM PDT by JimSEA
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To: ifinnegan

“I assume this is based on genomic sequences.”

You assume wrong. Only an EXTREMELY tiny percentage of the total species have been sequenced, and for those that have been sequenced, and for those that have been sequenced, looking at just their DNA, it’s not possible to draw so-called tree-of-life relationships. If anything, the DNA genomic information contradicts the whole idea of the so-called tree of life.


15 posted on 09/18/2015 9:23:38 PM PDT by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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