20jan08
HoxGeneResearch.pdf - discusses that majorly different limbs are based on
same gene package -- God's creation of DNA allows for lots of variation, but within
limits. What are they?
Posters of animal and plant kingdoms
10Jan08 Intro to genes and central dogma.
1. central dogma -- how many genes dedicated to this?
a. Transcription
b. Gene expression
c. Protein production
2. Protection against variation -a. Bacteria - dna in main cell
i. Example of how viruses work -- imbed into dna (not possible with
eukaryotes?) role of junk dna?
ii. Circular dna (?)
b. Eukaryotes -- dna protected
i. Dna isolation
ii. Error correction (1 in a billion)
3. energy battery -- tcp
a. tcp transcriptase
b. mitochondria in eukaryotes
4. specialized gene "packages"
a. sugar cycle (Krebs cycle)
b. photosynthesis
c. cell "motors"
i. transcriptase
ii. kinesin
iii. flagellum motor
5. Diffc between plants and animals
a. Body plans (hox, regulatory genes)
i. Show variety of parameciums(?)
b. Skeletal structures
i. Internal membranes
ii. Cell wall
6. Difft kinds of plants
7. Inter-dependence of plants and animals
a. Polination etc
b. Closed cycles -- every waste product must be food for another life form
8. Difft kinds of plants
a. Grasses shrubs trees fruit trees (cf Ps. 104)
b. different mechanisms for structure, feeding
9. seeds
10. comments about evolution
a. built-in capability to "evolve"
i. bacteria
ii. flexibility of gene expression within given gene packages
iii. random variation in genes due to radiation etc. (rare)
iv. development of radically new gene packages?
b. Limits of evolution
i. Evidence in fossil record (both variation and stasis)
1. Sudden appearances
ii. Transitional forms -- lack thereof
10jan08
What do all living cells share?
- same method of storing genetic code in dna or rna
o codons of 4 nucleotides
- same method to build proteins
amino acids (about 21) form basis for all proteins
All amino acids in living matter are left-handed
o same translation scheme from codons to amino acids
(3 codons specify a single amino acid)
o all proteins are strings of amino acids
o all proteins are built up using the same construction scheme
(t-rna, transcriptase, etc.)
- same method using atp to store energy
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Dunzweiler RR 12 Creationism
Note synopsis in part 2 Event #7 "Creation of various kinds of land plants"
IS THERE A PROGRESSION: VEGETATION, SHRUBS, TREES [TREES WITH FRUIT]
EMPHASIS SEEMS TO BE ON FOOD PREPARATION FOR FUTURE BIRDS AND LAND
ANIMALS.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
11And God saith, `Let the earth yield tender grass, herb sowing seed, fruit-tree (whose seed [is] in itself)
making fruit after its kind, on the earth:' and it is so.
12And the earth bringeth forth tender grass, herb sowing seed after its kind, and tree making fruit (whose
seed [is] in itself) after its kind; and God seeth that [it is] good;
13and there is an evening, and there is a morning -- day third.
CF Ps 104:14-16. Grasses, plants to cultivate, trees.
=> I think the progression here, and in day 5 are not necessarily intended to state the order of
creation, but in fact that's pretty much what they are.
THE GENE PACKAGES & WHAT THEY DO.
Genetic variation vs. stasis: "after their kind" DUNZWEILER SAYS NOT GENETICS.
As go up the scale of complexity, the genetic mechanism makes more and more effort to
avoid "errors" and remain faithful to the genotypel
[DESCRIBE BACTERIA & ABSORBING DNA FRAGMENTS; VIRAL INFECTION
ETC.] THE ROLE OF SEX IN THIS. (CF PARTHOGENESIS)
Within a "kind" there may be variation -- random
Effect of expression vs effect of change in genetic code.
 the research on genetic expression.
In my view most legitimate "evolution" takes place at the genetic expression level. Positive
effects of random change in the genetic code are rare.
Problem is: generally need to have a "package" of genes working together in subtle ways.
THE INNOVATIONS RQD TO HAVE VARIOUS PLANTS
THE INNOVATION FOR "SEED"
THE DIFFC BETWEEN PLANTS AND ANIOMALS -- HOX GENES -- GENETIC
EXPRESSION.
"DEVELOPMENT PATHWAYS"