Re: [asa] proving god

That is interesting. 24 chromosomes in the egg or sperm is abnormal, but
possible. [One site for ref.:
http://www.medgen.ubc.ca/wrobinson/mosaic/intro/tri_how.htm] But, assuming
24 was presented as normal, why was it taught in '55? Were they that hard
to discern back then?

GeorgeA

----- Original Message -----
From: "Wayne Shelton" <wdshel@yahoo.com>
To: "George Cooper" <georgecooper@sbcglobal.net>
Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 12:40 PM
Subject: Re: [asa] proving god

> While that is true, we learned inthe 1950s that humans
> have 24 chromosomes in the egg and sperm. re: Stern,
> Curt, "Principles of human genetics" Freeman, 1955.
>
> I've always thought "evolution" took a quick turn
> since then. 8=)
>
> Wayne
>
>
> --- George Cooper <georgecooper@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
>> Iain wrote:
>> In general I was not impressed with the article,
>> either in tone or in content. To the scientific
>> errors others have noted, I noticed "24
>> Chromosomes"? I may be wrong but I had always
>> thought it was 23 (including the X/Y chromosomes).
>> No doubt someone will correct me if I'm wrong.
>>
>> Yep, 23 is correct for humans. 24 is the correct
>> number for our close relatives (e.g. apes).
>> Evolution predicted, however, that since we only
>> have 23, that we should have two chromosomes
>> combined. We do in chromosome no. 2. [This was
>> part of the testimmony for the trial in Dover, PA
>> (nicely illustrated in the recent PBS/NOVA
>> dramatization).]
>>
>> Just about every paragraph in the original piece has
>> an error in it. Nothing is remotely proved.
>>
>> GeorgeA
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