[Southack]

"Only one Toll-like gene is involved in endotoxin recognition in humans. This is TLR-4. It is found in most ray-finned fish (deleted in at least one species), as I demonstrated on the previous thread in which I tried to pound this information into your head. TLR-4 is involved in endotoxin recognition in mammals but may have a different function in fish. It is not present at all in coral." - ahayes

That's a specious argument that depends on casual observers falling for obfuscation of TLR and TLR-4 genes with that of traits.

Coral has sophisticated endotoxic recognition and signaling (see link above) traits, but Fish do not.

Humans do.

That's the self-same genetic code-skipping that has you in such a wad.

Pity.

[ahayes]

Coral has sophisticated endotoxic recognition and signaling

Prove it. The only thing you're going on is: "Prof Miller says another surprise has been that coral shares many genes with humans, including those related to the development of immune systems."

Toll genes are involved in the innate immune system. Only one Toll gene is involved in endotoxin recognition. This is absent in coral.

Put up or shut up.