[CarolinaGuitarman]

I did a little more research and found out that the gene that these researchers found, the BS 4u gene, may not be quite as new as this report makes it sound. It is polylitally zygometic with a gene, BS ru, found in a closely related species, Hylomanes momotula . We'll just have to see how this holds up.

[Sola Veritas]

"It is polylitally zygometic with a gene, BS ru, found in a closely related species, Hylomanes momotula ."

Please, lets keep the "professional" jargon to a minimum. I have a science background and you just shot over my head.

What protein does this "gene" code for, and what purpose does it serve? Does it confer some special property upon the bird that has it? Or, is it just a substitute for another gene serving a similar function?

I don't hold to traditional science orthodoxy (TOE). However, I don't see how this would "prove" ID.