yep, thats one of those examples of how a genome can be just like a big old rolodex, its got phone numbers(genes and actuators) that are still there even after the callee moved.
Was one of the authors a guy named Giegengack? was this in Tues science section? I missed the times this week .
PS.Im messing around to find a good metaphor for a genome, Ive got a presentation in May. If I use goulds term of bookkeeping , its ok but doesnt convey what it really is, a mass of accumulating genes that record and preserve the entire evolutionary history of a genus. I want to keep it a simple yet hit the person with a "D'OH" moment, followed by OF COURSE.
Any ideas?
wow, thanks walter (and set for the initial note) This alone is worth a book. Its a clearly written story about a gene and its activation and deactivation of proteins. And , it sits in the genomes of both genera. Now this was done using modern DNA .
Evolution is bolstered by many disciplines and its amazing how the theory, posed by a man who, only seeing the variety of body and beak options of finches, and the stratigraphic progression of mammals in the seds of patagonia, and keeping in mind the concepts of superposition and uniformitarianism , came up with a theory that today, underpins all of modern biological science. Mendel hadnt even run his peavine experiments yet, and NOBODY had any concept of amino acids let alone DNA
