Genome complexity: Removing foreign or damaged DNA (Introduction)

by Balance_Maintained , U.S.A., Friday, July 13, 2018, 03:00 (2326 days ago) @ David Turell
edited by Balance_Maintained, Friday, July 13, 2018, 03:10

Cells have to protect themselves from damaged DNA and foreign DNA:

https://phys.org/news/2018-07-scientists-decipher-key-features-critical.html

David Comment: It is obvious that damaged or foreign DNA must be stopped at all times. Therefore this cellular defense, or some other form of it, was designed along with the appearance of DNA coding or life would not have continued from the moment it began..

Tony: Functionally, it would also prevent half-cocked additions of non-sensical DNA from foreign sources as well, preventing gradualism from occurring by methods such as horizontal gene transfer.

David : But horizontal transfer seems to be one of the ways evolution has progressed. I've just presented that.

Stop and think about this. The story of horizontal gene transfer is based on finding the same or similar genes inside separate species. This forces them to make up stories about how it happened. They have no evidence that it happened, but it is required to explain their data within the framework of evolution. This screws with timelines and cladistics. The just so story of mosquito transfer is not backed by evidence. Moreover, this safeguard would prevent horizontal transfer

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