Russian sturgeon Acipenser gueldenstaedtii, the source of caviar
American paddlefish Polyodon spathula (Creative Commons).
Typical hybrid forms grown in the lab tank (Genes). Notice the variations from the same batch of eggs.
Posted on 07/30/2020 11:40:33 AM PDT by fishtank
‘Impossible’ Hybrid Suggests Non-Darwinian Change
July 28, 2020 | David F. Coppedge
Animals may be more capable of sharing genetic information than coming up with it de novo.
What is a sturdlefish? It’s a cross between a sturgeon and a paddlefish. But this is no silly riddle for middle schoolers. It’s a reality that biologists thought was impossible: two species of fish from different continents that interbred and produced live offspring, even though their “common ancestor” supposedly lived 184 million years ago.
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Russian sturgeon Acipenser gueldenstaedtii, the source of caviar
American paddlefish Polyodon spathula (Creative Commons).
Typical hybrid forms grown in the lab tank (Genes). Notice the variations from the same batch of eggs.
Looks like the DNC convention
Interbreeding among species?
Big deal. How else did we get Mermaids.
Unusual, but not unheard of. Mules are produced by mating a male donkey with a female horse. Horses and donkeys don’t even have the same number of chromosomes, so the offspring end up sterile. Almost certainly the same with this hybrid. There are many wondrous mysteries in our world and it’s interesting to see the beauty of its depth exposed.
Silly article, verbosity with no point. Not once did they say the sturdlefish is sterile.
“Nothing new here; they still have to deal with the lack of evolution for 180 million years”
Unless there is some selection pressure there is no reason for a species to change.
So you are saying no Sturdlefish caviar then ... dang!
“Interbreeding among species?”
That’s also how we got Antifa.
The freaks mated with the losers and voila! Antifa.
They don’t have all the answers.
1. When scientists started laying out the complete human genome, one of their ongoing discoveries is a substantial portion of our genome that appears to have no operational purpose - they find nothing in the human body it appears to code for. They have claimed that much of that non-performing DNA is “garbage” from mutations and/or “leftover” during evolution but now doing nothing.
2. A later ongoing discovery in genetics has been the issue of “epigenetics” - how some genes seem to be dormant unless and until some external input triggers them to activate, as well as genes that seem to become inactive due to triggers from external sources. The external sources may be things that are taken in by the body and during passage through the blood stream trigger chemical reactions, that trigger DNA reactions. Other triggers may be indirect when certain stress situations cause the manufacture of chemicals that become DNA triggers,
Between “dormant” DNA and epigenetics, the ability of life to adapt (change) may be infinitely greater than previously imagined.
Thats how we get Walleyed pike.
(Fish Fry night with reduced price Beer!Yum!)
Also, a mule is easier to obtain than a hinny, which is the offspring of a female donkey and a male horse.
God created kinds. All actual scientific discovery either upholds direct creation or at least does not render it false.
Creation was a miracle. After that things have progressed along known scientific laws. And it didn’t happen millions of years ago.
Oh, You Betcha, Eh! :)
“Not once did they say the sturdlefish is sterile.”
Well, neither did the scientists who bred them, because nobody actually knows if the sturdlefish is sterile or not yet.
There is a purpose for everything God creates. Either we’ll never understand, or we haven’t asked the right questions yet.
The article in its first appearance noted it was sterile.
The big question is; how many write in votes for Biden will these fish cast this year?
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