The genetic puppeteer (ever wonder why genetic twins look progressively different over time?)

Creation Magazine ^ | David White

[GodGunsGuts]

The genetic puppeteer

by David White

Back in 2005 a group of researchers published a landmark study on a question that has long puzzled geneticists: why aren’t identical twins … identical? Considering that they have the same DNA sequence in each of their cells, it seems a bit strange that they often possess a number of physical differences, such as different fingerprints, and different susceptibilities to disease. This raises the question: if two people can have identical DNA sequences and yet be so different, is there more to our genetic blueprint than just DNA?...

[lightman]

Environment?

Heredity isn’t everything.

[GodGunsGuts]

Don’t have my ping list handy. Any of you guys happen to have a ping list handy?

All the best—GGG

[GodGunsGuts]

Environment definitely has something to do with it. As it turns out, they are discovering codes upon codes upon codes above the genetic code.

[Valkyrie927]

I work in a cancer research lab and we do a lot of epigenetics work! Thanks for posting this it is a good, informative read!

Ping

[krb]

Not exactly the same thing, but definitely related:

http://www.embeddedexcellence.com/vid/Ghost.avi

[krb]

ping to #6

[GodGunsGuts]

Glad to be of service!—GGG

[GOPJ]

As you get older, who you are gets written on your face.

[pieceofthepuzzle]

Epigenetics. Every cell in your body has the same DNA blueprint, but there are vast differences between a neuron and a cardiac muscle cell and a white blood cell etc. The differences are explained in part by which of the genes in the DNA blueprint are read and expressed in these different cell types. Chemical modifications of DNA and of the proteins that interact with DNA are major determinants of which genes are read and expressed, and these chemical modifications can be altered/affected by environmental exposures.

[gondramB]

>>Environment?

Heredity isn’t everything.<<

It apparently starts in the pre-birth environment - the finger prints are apparently extremely similar but slightly different. Apparently difference in nutrition, womb position and blood pressure have slight effects on fingertip growth rate and thus cause tiny fingerprint differences.

Later in life environmental differences are even bigger - and things like lines in the face and body weight can diverge even more.

Fascinating topic though.

[Toddsterpatriot]

(ever wonder why genetic twins look progressively different over time?)

Because creationism predicted they would.

[GodGunsGuts]

Very true. And, as it turns out, part of what is written on your face is controlled by the epigenetic code.

[zot]

Ping to another layer of complexity.

[Kirkwood]

Lots of reasons... environmental stresses (weather, sun exposure, work activity), physiological stresses (sickness, exposure to toxins, epigenetics, etc.

[GodGunsGuts]

If you want to read a few papers that will really blow your mind, give the following a read!

Life’s Irreducible Structure pt. 1

http://creationontheweb.com/content/view/6172/

Life’s Irreducible Structure pt. 2

http://creationontheweb.com/images/pdfs/tj/j21_3/j21_3_77-83.pdf

Astonishing DNA Complexity Demolished neo-Darwinism

http://creationontheweb.com/images/pdfs/tj/j21_3/j21_3_111-117.pdf

[GodGunsGuts]

For some reason your vid isn’t playing. Is there a different link to the same.

[TASMANIANRED]

bookmark

[krb]

Nope...I think you just need to right-click on it and “Save As...” then watch it off of your hard drive. I guess it doesn’t stream well in your browser.

[krb]

What’s your OS and browser?