Aside from Kimura and a few of his followers, the only time such an
explanation would be tolerated is if some clever evolutionist could not
think of a good explanation of an evolutionary advantage to such a complex
system. Believe me they have tried verrry hard and have not found any
supportable reason why the system should be maintained. I of course am not
suggesting there is not such a reason. I am just pleasantly amused to watch
evolutionists squirm trying to find it. I remain firmly convinced that the
organelles are an integral part of the eukaryotic cell and always have been.
Certainly all of the physical evidence supports this premise, a lot of
speculation to the contrary notwithstanding. I think the fact that the
complex and distinct system of protein synthesis maintained in the
organelles ought to satisfy any skeptic that the system is not an
interloper, but is carefully designed to perform specific types of processes
required by the nature of the organelles, which, when we are smart enough,
we will understand.
Art
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