Tag: Chromosomal Fusion

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
May 21, 2026

Categories
Faith & Science
Genetics
Paleontology
Tagged
, Ann Gauger, apes, BIO-Complexity, Brown University, Christians, Chromosomal Fusion, chromosomes, common ancestry, crocodiles, Daniel Kuebler, Darwin and Doctrine, Developmental Cell, DNA, Dover trial, Eugenie Scott, evolution, fish, Franciscan University of Steubenville, genes, genetic evidence, GULO, Günter Bechly, human chromosome 2, human genetic diversity, Kenneth Miller, National Center for Science Education, Ola Hössjer, paleontologists, Poland, pseudogenes, Return of the God Hypothesis, Stephen Meyer, tetrapods, theistic evolution, tiktaalik}

Addressing More Icons of Theistic Evolution

_{Casey Luskin
May 21, 2026

Faith & Science, Genetics, Paleontology

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Professor Kuebler doesn’t acknowledge the pattern of explosions in the fossil record, but he does cite a supposed transitional form. Read More ›

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post

Author
Casey Luskin

Date
February 16, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Genetics
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, Australopithecus, bonobos, Cell Genomics, cells, chimps, Chromosomal Fusion, chromosomes, functional advantage, fusion site, genes, genome, gorillas, human chromosomal fusion, human chromosome 2, human tissues, humans, incomplete lineage sorting, neural development, phylogenetic conflicts, phylogenetic incongruity, phylogenetic tree, phylogeny, speciation, transcription}

Supposed Fusion Site Contains Expressed Genes, Likely Influences Neural Development

_{Casey Luskin
February 16, 2026

Evolution, Genetics, Human Origins and Anthropology

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Human chromosomal fusion has often been cited as strong evidence supporting human-ape common ancestry. It’s not. Read More ›

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post

Author
Casey Luskin

Date
January 19, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Tagged
, Australopithecus, Chromosomal Fusion, common ancestry, creationism, Eugenie Scott, evolution, evolutionary biology, genetic drift, hominids, Homo, human origins, intelligent design, National Center for Science Education (NCSE), natural selection, Niles Eldredge, pseudogenes, punctuated equilibrium, Science and Human Origins, Stephen Jay Gould}

Eugenie Scott Gets Intelligent Design Backwards

_{Casey Luskin
January 19, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology

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This punctuated, even saltational increase in hominid skull sizes over time continues to be recognized in the literature. Read More ›

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post

Date
May 10, 2018

Categories
Engineering
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, apes, BioLogos, chimpanzees, Chromosomal Fusion, common design, Darrel Falk, engineers, evolution, Geppetto, humans, Pinocchio, Science and Human Origins, theistic evolution}

Of Chromosome 2 and Puppet Propaganda

_{Science & Culture
May 10, 2018

Engineering, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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Biologist Darrel Falk, Senior Advisor for Dialogue at BioLogos, has a new video where he offers two views of the origin of human Chromosome 2. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Witt

Date
September 10, 2017

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, chimpanzees, Chromosomal Fusion, classes, common ancestry, common descent, common design, convergent evolution, Darwinism, evolution, human evolution, intelligent design, junk DNA, Neo-Darwinism, phyla, species}

Common Descent or Common Design? An Exercise in Question-Begging

_{Jonathan Witt
September 10, 2017

Human Origins and Anthropology, Intelligent Design

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Darwinists point to similarities across species, classes, and phyla, and argue that this shows we’re all descended from a common ancestor. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
July 24, 2012

Categories
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, __k-review, Carl Zimmer, Chromosomal Fusion, science}

What the Literature Says about Chromosomal Fusion and Why It Says It

_{Casey Luskin
July 24, 2012

Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology

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If there was a fusion event, that doesn't demonstrate human/ape common ancestry. Read More ›

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post

Author
Casey Luskin

Date
October 10, 2005

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __edited, Chromosomal Fusion, Ken Miller}

And the Miller Told His Tale: Ken Miller’s Cold (Chromosomal) Fusion (Updated)

_{Casey Luskin
October 10, 2005

Evolution

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For the latest updated version of this article, see the mirror version at the IDEA Center at: And the Miller Told His Tale: Ken Miller’s Cold (Chromosomal) Fusion (Updated) http://www.ideacenter.org/contentmgr/showdetails.php/id/1392