re: Missouri Bill Would Warn Parents of Evolution Boogeyman

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Im on a cell phone at a ball game, but its interesting that there was no attempt to address orphan genes and their role in evolution. Although the concept was ridiculed by Roger, I suspect it is that he simply doesnt know how to address

Orphan genes are protein-coding genes that appear in a single species. Because they appear only once in the evolutionary tree, they must have evolved relatively rapidly and their history cannot be traced back to early evolutionary history.

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I ridiculed it because it is unworthy of being addressed. It presents no challenge to evolution whatsoever.