Genetics

What Is DNA?

Scientists have discovered an unmistakable language within all living things. Like a miniature library, DNA stores piles of information in extraordinary molecules that specify the details of everything from the shape of flower petals to the color of your eyes. A supremely intelligent Author and Life-Giver left His indelible message in every living thing.

Genetics and Interbreeding

The species on earth today descend from the original created kinds of Genesis 1. The many inter-species breedings that are possible today (e.g., zonkeys, wholphins), as well as the close similarities within biological groups (e.g., the canine group) that are distinct from one another, remind us of this fact. But exactly why the created kinds have fractured into many incompatible species has only been answered indirectly by creationists.

Hox Gene—Gaining or Losing Genetic Information?

Successful evolution requires the addition of new information and new genes that produce new proteins that are found in new organs and systems. Losing structures, or misplacing their development, should not be equated with the increased information that is needed to form novel structures and cellular systems.

Genetics and “Creating ” Life

“Minimal genomes” is the number of genes considered essential for a bacterium to survive in a nutrient-rich, stress-free and competitor-free environment in the lab. Evolutionists believe if the genes universal to all life can be determined then it’s just a matter of tinkering with the existing genetic information via mutations to go from goo to you.

Articles About Genetics

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Finding Adam in the Genome: Part 3 of a Response to Chapter 2 of Adam and the Genome

July 6, 2017 from A Response to Adam and the Genome
Venema claims that the published, comprehensive genetic comparisons between humans and chimpanzees reveal a genetic identity of 95–98%.
Finding Adam in the Genome: Part 2 of a Response to Chapter 2 (and Chapter 4) of Adam and the Genome

June 29, 2017 from A Response to Adam and the Genome
In our series, we’ve discovered ample support that evolutionists fit facts to conclusions. In this article, we’ll continue to explore whether it is true.
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Gene Editing and Designer Babies—Why the Future Desperately Needs Us

April 30, 2017 from Answers Magazine
The discovery of an easy way to “edit” genes may someday make it possible to manufacture “designer babies.”
Magazine Department Article
The Untold Story Behind DNA Similarity

April 23, 2017 from Answers Magazine
When you hear stories about the astonishing similarity between human and chimp DNA, there’s something they’re not telling you . . .
Magazine Article
Three Puzzles Evolution Can’t Solve

Oct. 9, 2016 from Answers Magazine
For more than a century Christians have looked for the scientific silver bullet that would destroy Darwinian evolution and prove biblical creation to be true.
In-Depth Article
Just How Random Are Mutations?

Aug. 18, 2016 from Answers in Depth
Changes to the sequence of nucleotides (e.g., mutations) can alter the genetic information of the organism, which, in turn can alter its physical features
In-Depth Article
How Are New Genes Made?

April 21, 2016 from Answers in Depth
Evolutionists conclude “the birth of new genes is an important motor of evolutionary innovation,” but how are new genes made?
A Fresh Look at Human-Chimp DNA Similarity

Dec. 30, 2015
Creationist scientists Drs. Tomkins and Bergman came up with an overall DNA similarity between humans and chimps of around 81%—quite a difference!
In-Depth Article
Did Spiders Evolve Knees Through Gene Duplication?

Oct. 31, 2015 from Answers in Depth
Spiders were designed with two versions of the dachshund gene, one essential to knee formation, but spider knees did not evolve through gene duplication.
Magazine Article
Testing the Limits

July 1, 2015 from Answers Magazine
Evolution would require an enormous amount of change. Modern laboratory experiments have tested bacteria’s ability to change. Is this ability truly unlimited?
In-Depth Article
Denisovan Gene Gave Tibetans Their High-Altitude Tolerance

July 19, 2014 from Answers in Depth
Tibetan natives ability to tolerate high-altitude conditions is a genetic inheritance obtained from mixing with the long-extinct Denisovan people.
In-Depth Article
Chromosome Tales and the Importance of a Biblical Worldview

June 18, 2014 from Answers in Depth
When evidence is interpreted in a particular worldview, it can sound very convincing that the evidence supports that worldview.
In-Depth Article
Stop-or-Go DNA Codes Reveal Rampant Rule-Breaking in the Language of Life

May 31, 2014 from Answers in Depth
When does “stop” mean “go”? Surprisingly often! The DNA code common to all living things is not quite as uniform as previously thought.
In-Depth Article
Comb Jelly Genome Mystery Generates Confusion

May 29, 2014 from Answers in Depth
Jelly genome shakes the evolutionary tree of life to its roots.
In-Depth Article
“Field-Evolved Resistance” Leaves Rootworms to Ravage Corn Crops

March 31, 2014 from Answers in Depth
Resistant rootworms can ravage corn if farmers put all their eggs in a genetically modified high-tech basket.
In-Depth Article
Why Do Arms and Legs Come in Pairs?

Feb. 15, 2014 from Answers in Depth
You only have two arms and two legs because your gut got in the way, evolutionists say.
Did We All Come from Adam and Eve?

Dec. 19, 2013 from News to Know
Have genetic discoveries broken the tie that binds us to Adam?
DNA Day: What Are We Celebrating?

April 25, 2013
We’ve recently seen something of a bombardment of declared holidays and observances. In the midst of all these pseudo-holidays is one that has a particular relevance today: National DNA Day.
Ultrafast Parasite Evolution

Feb. 25, 2012 from News to Know
Bird parasite said to “evolve” rapidly while losing information.
Cousin Fly

Jan. 28, 2012 from News to Know
Hox gene researchers sniff at a common ancestor.
The RNA-Way From Molecules-to-Man Remains Muddled

July 16, 2011
The RNA-way from molecules-to-man remains mired by its complete lack of information.
Are Genetic Mechanisms For Speciation Multiple Choice?

July 2, 2011 from News to Know
Speciation’s secrets are multiple-choice. What do phlox flowers, stickleback fish, monkeyflowers, and Bogota fruit flies have in common? They all suggest genetic mechanisms for speciation.
Persistent Protein

May 7, 2011 from News to Know
Preservation of collagen fibers in a marine reptile fossil is said to prove “biomolecular preservation over deep time.”
Increasing Organisms' Genetic Information

Nov. 6, 2010
Creationists often critique evolutionary theory as lacking a plausible mechanism for increasing organisms’ genetic information. But will University of California–Irvine research “shed light” in the void?