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The 2 examples I gave are not "pre-coded" (whatever that is), they are the result of viral infections entering a lysogenic (like) phase. There's nothing Lamarckian about this. So, are Creationists Lamarckists?


1,146 posted on 12/31/2005 4:23:24 PM PST by furball4paws (The new elixir of life - dehydrated toad urine.)
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To: furball4paws

"The 2 examples I gave are not "pre-coded" (whatever that is), they are the result of viral infections entering a lysogenic (like) phase."

Right, I was responding to your comments about the work of adaptive mutagenesis by Hall and others. As for pre-coded genes, there is evidence that many pseudogenes are actually latent genes that can be triggered by the environment for a transposon to activate them. This is a genetic change to trigger a pre-coded adaptation within the genome.

"So, are Creationists Lamarckists?"

It appears that we may have different ideas on what Lamarckism means. A good book on a creationist view of biology is Understanding the Pattern of Life:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?path=ASIN/0805427147&link_code=as2&camp=1789&tag=freeeducation-20&creative=9325

A good review of some of the ideas in that are here:

http://www.grisda.org/origins/54005.pdf

and here:

http://www.grisda.org/origins/52007.pdf


1,154 posted on 12/31/2005 4:45:52 PM PST by johnnyb_61820
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To: furball4paws

I almost forgot, I try to keep track of some of these things on my blog:

http://baraminology.blogspot.com/

If you're coming as a newcomer I would suggest that you start in September and look through the posts sequentially as some of them build on others.


1,155 posted on 12/31/2005 4:49:07 PM PST by johnnyb_61820
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