Tag: synteny

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post

Author
Casey Luskin

Date
May 20, 2026

Categories
Biology
Genetics
Tagged
, biology, chromosomes, Daniel Kuebler, DNA, evolution, Franciscan University of Steubenville, genes, genome function, genomic regulation, genomics, humans, mice, molecular biologists, phylogenetic trees, synteny, synteny blocks, Theistic Evolution (book), theistic evolutionists, universal common descent}

Bad Synteny Arguments Claim “No Functional Reason” for Genomic Arrangements

_{Casey Luskin
May 20, 2026

Biology, Genetics

5}

To skip to the punchline, Kuebler says that "species as distantly related as humans and mice share a huge array of synteny blocks." Read More ›

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post

Author
Casey Luskin

Date
September 9, 2019

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __edited, cellular functions, chromosomes, common ancestry, DNA, Endogenous retroviruses, ERVs, evolution, Evolution News, gene regulatory networks, intelligent design, junk DNA, Nature Genetics, Nature Reviews Genetics, neo-Darwinian theory, Philip Skell, primates, Research, synteny, The Scientist, transposable elements}

Waste Not: Research Finds that “Far from Junk DNA,” ERVs Perform “Critical Cellular Functions”

_{Casey Luskin
September 9, 2019

Evolution, Intelligent Design

6}

A pair of new articles in Nature Genetics acknowledge just how widespread ERV and retrotransposon functionality is. Read More ›

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post

Author
Ann Gauger

Date
November 3, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, common descent, discontinuity, evidence, genomes, intelligent design, Paul Nelson, pseudogenes, synteny, universal common descent}

Intelligent Design, Common Descent, and a Qualification

_{Ann Gauger
November 3, 2018

Evolution, Intelligent Design

2}

I had someone ask whether, in a previous post, I meant universal common descent (UCD) or more limited common descent. Read More ›

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post

Date
March 27, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, Adam and Eve, Adam and the Genome, amino acids, Ann Gauger, Australopithecines, Darwin's Doubt, de novo genes, Denisovans, Dennis Venema, genetic code, intelligent design, Journal of Molecular Biology, mitochondrial Eve, Neanderthals, nylonase, Paul Nelson, proteins, pseudogenes, Reviewing Adam and the Genome, Richard Buggs, Stephen Meyer, synteny, whale evolution, Y-chromosome Adam}

Adam and the Genome — Review and Conclusion

_{Science & Culture
March 27, 2018

Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology, Intelligent Design

10}

In retrospect, where does the evidence stand? Here’s a summary: Venema’s main claims in light of the relevant science. Read More ›

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post

Date
January 16, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __k-review, BIO-Complexity, common descent, Conservation of Information, effective population size, Endogenous retroviruses, genes, genetic drift, human origins, intelligent design, macroevolution, mutations, natural selection, No Free Lunch, population genetics, synteny}

Population Genetics: What It Is and Why It Matters

_{Science & Culture
January 16, 2018

Evolution

8}

Some have claimed that for humans the coalescence to one (or first coalescent) does not happen for well over a million years back in time, calling into question the idea of a single-couple human origin. Read More ›

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post

Date
January 15, 2018

Categories
Faith & Science
Tagged
, __k-review, Adam and the Genome, amino acids, apes, Bible, chimpanzees, Denisovans, Dennis Venema, DNA, Douglas Axe, genome, hominid fossils, human origins, humans, Journal of Molecular Biology, Michael Behe, mitochondrial Eve, Neanderthals, proteins, pseudogenes, Reviewing Adam and the Genome, RNA, Scot McKnight, Stephen Meyer, synteny, theistic evolution, Y-chromosome Adam}

Hmm, Much of Dennis Venema’s Adam and the Genome Isn’t About Adam and the Genome

_{Science & Culture
January 15, 2018

Faith & Science

9}

Venema seems much more interested in pursuing longstanding debates with intelligent design and with certain ID proponents. Read More ›

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post

Author
Ann Gauger

Date
June 16, 2016

Categories
Biology
Genetics
Zoology
Tagged
, __tedited, common ancestry, common descent, design detection, genetic similarities, human genome, junk DNA, marsupials, materialistic science, opossum, pseudogenes, software analogy, synteny, unguided natural processes, V.J. Torley}

The Opossum’s Tale: The Torley Saga, Cont.

_{Ann Gauger
June 16, 2016

Biology, Genetics, Zoology

8}

I'll make this simple. The evidence for synteny in opossums and chickens is good. Surprised? Read More ›

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post

Author
Ann Gauger

Date
June 14, 2016

Categories
Genetics
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, __tedited, BioLogos, common ancestry, Dennis Venema, DNA, Research, S. Joshua Swamidass, sequence alignment, synteny, universal common ancestry, V.J. Torley, vitellogenin}

Having a BLAST: The Torley Saga, Cont.

_{Ann Gauger
June 14, 2016

Genetics, Human Origins and Anthropology

7}

There has been an ongoing discussion between Dr. Vincent Torley, a philosopher, and myself on the subject of pseudogenes, synteny, and common descent. Read More ›

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post

Author
Ann Gauger

Date
June 10, 2016

Categories
Evolution
Genetics
Tagged
, __tedited, absence of evidence, common descent, egg laying, genes, genetic similarities, S. Joshua Swamidass, scientific debate, scientific reasoning, synteny, V.J. Torley}

Vincent Torley Thinks I Have Egg on My Face

_{Ann Gauger
June 10, 2016

Evolution, Genetics

12}

I didn't expect to be honored by a 7500-word broadside by philosopher Dr. Vincent Torley, assisted by Dr. Josh Swamidass of Washington University. Read More ›

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post

Author
Ann Gauger

Date
May 24, 2016

Categories
Evolution
Genetics
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, __tedited, assumptions, egg laying, exaptation, functional sequences, functionality, genetic similarities, junk DNA, pseudogenes, sequence alignment, synteny, vitellogenin}

The Vitellogenin Pseudogene Story: Unequally Yolked

_{Ann Gauger
May 24, 2016

Evolution, Genetics, Human Origins and Anthropology

7}

Synteny refers to how well chromosomal sequences from different species align with one another. Read More ›