[betty boop]

"About a thousand genes are shared by every organism, however simple or complicated. Although their common ancestor must have lived more than a billion years ago, their shared structure can still be glimpsed. It shows how the grand plan of life has been modified through the course of evolution."

So big deal, OldNavyVet. I read recently that humans and daffodils share some 24% of a common genetic heritage — whatever that is. But to notice as much is not to explain WHY this is so.

Darwin's theory is no help here.

Perhaps you might consider reading other than Steve Jones; assuming you really want to get a grip on this problem.

Darwin's "common ancestor" is, in my view, an anthropogenic construct and nothing more.

But if you want to talk about the "genome," I'm all ears.

You may have heard about the Human Genome Project. Evidently, it crashed and burned. But folks don't want to talk about that....

[Quix]

Thanks for the ping.

Probably heading to bed early tonight.

LUB

[Diamond]

But if you want to talk about the "genome," I'm all ears.

The Mathematics of DNA

Cordially,

[OldNavyVet]

Betty Boop … you wrote: “You may have heard about the Human Genome Project. Evidently, it crashed and burned. But folks don't want to talk about that.... “

To the contrary, A simple Google search shows that the Human Genome Project is going strong …

Ref: http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&aq=hts&oq=&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4ACAW_enUS351US351&q=Human+Genome+Project