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New Dog Genome Research Nixes Evolutionary Paradigm
Institute for Creation Research ^ | May 2014 | Jeffrey Tomkins PhD

Posted on 05/13/2014 9:04:34 AM PDT by fishtank

New Dog Genome Research Nixes Evolutionary Paradigm by Jeffrey Tomkins, Ph.D. *

Evolutionists are desperate to find genomic evidence proving Darwinian ideas about natural selection and evolution. One of the chief areas where they have searched for such evidence is in the canine (dog) genome, by studying the DNA of both domestic and wild dogs.

The basic paradigm describing the domestication of dogs is typically proposed as a two-phase process.1 In the first part, it is believed that dogs were originally taken from the wild as wolves by early humans who selected and bred different varieties that were useful for companionship, hunting, and protection. In the second stage, which has continued up to this time, dogs allegedly co-evolved with humans, who became their caregivers. During this stage, humans developed the vast array of modern dog breeds that show remarkable variability in traits for personality and appearance.

Related to this whole two-stage paradigm is the hypothesis that the genes associated with the digestive system of dogs would have evolved over thousands of years to reflect a change to a more human-oriented diet. Specifically, this is thought to be the case for dogs in modern human populations that eat high levels of carbohydrates found in grains and vegetables. Evolutionists believe that when humans first domesticated wolves these canines were hunters and therefore primarily meat eaters. Then humans and dogs, over time, became more dependent on the high-starch foods of agriculture—providing a type of “selective pressure” on the dog genome.

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KEYWORDS: creation; dogs; genome
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1 posted on 05/13/2014 9:04:34 AM PDT by fishtank
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2 posted on 05/13/2014 9:04:59 AM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: fishtank

Oh, by the way, it’s far better to contribute a thoughtful post rather than a “protest march slur”.


3 posted on 05/13/2014 9:05:16 AM PDT by fishtank (The denial of original sin is the root of liberalism.)
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To: fishtank

Says him.


4 posted on 05/13/2014 9:10:49 AM PDT by DManA
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To: fishtank

Even chihuahua DNA is indistinguishable from wolf DNA, so I don’t think much evolution has occurred in the few thousand years that dogs have been domesticated.


5 posted on 05/13/2014 9:12:10 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government." --Tacitus)
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To: DManA

Well played. sir.


6 posted on 05/13/2014 9:14:11 AM PDT by Mr. Lucky
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To: fishtank
Actually no. Current thinking is that wolves were attracted to human rubbish piles. The ones who were naturally less nervous around humans got the most stuff and survived better to mate with other wolves who were less nervous. This self selection repeated over a number of generations until you had an animal with dog like characteristics.

What happened naturally was replicated experimentally in foxes in Russia.

is believed that dogs were originally taken from the wild as wolves by early humans who selected and bred different varieties that were useful for companionship, hunting, and protection.

7 posted on 05/13/2014 9:16:57 AM PDT by DManA
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To: fishtank

Good grief, this guy is an embarassment.


8 posted on 05/13/2014 9:23:55 AM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: DManA

Who the heck decided a “yorkie” was “useful”?


9 posted on 05/13/2014 9:25:24 AM PDT by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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To: MrB

Inbred royalty with too much time on their hands.


10 posted on 05/13/2014 9:26:36 AM PDT by DManA
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To: MrB

Inbred royalty with too much time on their hands.


11 posted on 05/13/2014 9:26:37 AM PDT by DManA
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To: Da Coyote; DManA

From the article:

“...more comprehensive research that examined a much greater number of wolf and wild dog genomes.3 The researchers discovered that the copy number of amylase genes was actually not fixed or stable across diverse dog, wolf, and wild dog genomes—but instead varied widely. In fact, as the data set for dog genomes has increased, it is now apparent that no consistent pattern for dietary evolution exists at all. The evolutionary lingo for such an observation is that the patterns are now called “complex” instead of showing evidence for selection.”

Are you disputing this?


12 posted on 05/13/2014 9:33:05 AM PDT by ifinnegan
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The “Yorkie” was developed for ratting.

They could kill way more rats than a cat could.

http://moderndogmagazine.com/breeds/yorkshire-terrier

“...The exact origins of the Yorkshire Terrier are obscure. What is amply certain is that its original purpose was to control rats in the factories, coal mines and textile mills of Yorkshire, in northern England, during the Industrial Revolution...”


13 posted on 05/13/2014 9:35:12 AM PDT by PeteB570 ( Islam is the sea in which the Terrorist Shark swims. The deeper the sea the larger the shark.)
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I can see them killing more than a cat would, because once the cat eats a couple, they stop hunting.


14 posted on 05/13/2014 9:37:00 AM PDT by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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To: ifinnegan

I dispute everything this guy says.


15 posted on 05/13/2014 9:37:15 AM PDT by DManA
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To: DManA
"What happened naturally was replicated experimentally in tamed foxes in Russia."

I probably saw the same program as you did regarding the fox experiment. The experiment showed that the DNA in the tamed foxes actually changed and started forming variations in color and tail shapes/behavior.

16 posted on 05/13/2014 9:38:03 AM PDT by lormand (Inside every liberal is a dung slinging monkey)
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To: PeteB570

That makes a Yorkie far more useful than a Chihuahua.


17 posted on 05/13/2014 9:38:48 AM PDT by ZirconEncrustedTweezers (I'm not anti-government, government's anti-me.)
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To: PeteB570
"What is amply certain is that its original purpose was to control rats"

I say everyone send a Yorkie to Washington!!
18 posted on 05/13/2014 9:40:59 AM PDT by Kartographer ("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
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To: DManA

So you are just knee jerk.

Genome data is just in it’s infancy and will overturn all sorts of assumptions as it comes in.

We really know very little about evolution and hubris of zealots against creationists who can sometimes point our lack of knowledge out, doesn’t contribute anything.

Why do you care what ICR writes?


19 posted on 05/13/2014 9:43:45 AM PDT by ifinnegan
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To: ifinnegan

As a Christian it is an embarrassment.


20 posted on 05/13/2014 9:45:26 AM PDT by DManA
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