Polyploidy
Chromosomes do not always exist in pairs. Follow the link and read up on Polyploidy.
If you read far enough, you will notice that hybridation of some polyploid flowers has resulted in the generation of a new species. Someone may point to this and say "See, here is proof of evolution because a new species was created". This does not prove Evolution. This proves that we can take part of one plant, part of another plant, and create a create a new type of plant. There is no new information, only a mixture of information from two different sources.
Be sure to read about the tetraploid rat found in Argentina - it seems, by the way that it is worded, that this rat was found in the wild rather than bred in a lab. That idea is rather interesting - how many undiscovered polyploid mammals are running around in the wild?
If you read far enough, you will notice that hybridation of some polyploid flowers has resulted in the generation of a new species. Someone may point to this and say "See, here is proof of evolution because a new species was created". This does not prove Evolution. This proves that we can take part of one plant, part of another plant, and create a create a new type of plant. There is no new information, only a mixture of information from two different sources.
Be sure to read about the tetraploid rat found in Argentina - it seems, by the way that it is worded, that this rat was found in the wild rather than bred in a lab. That idea is rather interesting - how many undiscovered polyploid mammals are running around in the wild?
posted by phil at 8:41 PM
3 Comments:
Neat. I really like how you set up a strawman of Evolution to knock down.
I just didn't want anyone to point to it and say that it is proof of evolution
No one did.
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