Peppered Moth
Peppered Moth: This is one of the failed examples that was promoted as evidence of microevolution… During the Industrial Revolution, they found that the moth’s color changed to black, and this was explained by the black color being better for camouflage among tree trunks that had darkened due to pollution, which made them think that this was direct evidence of microevolution… until the final blow came in the journal Nature in 2016, which stated that the reason for this was Transposable Elements, which are mechanisms that move in response to environmental changes to specific places in the genome to carry out their function (and not a viral infection as the evolutionists were shouting), and not an error in DNA copying. We have begun to dissect the mode of action of the carbonaria transposable element by showing that it increases the abundance of a cortex transcript, the protein product of which plays an important role in cell-cycle regulation, during early wing disc development. Our findings fill a substantial knowledge gap in the iconic example of microevolutionary change, adding a further layer of insight into the mechanism of adaptation in response to natural selection. “We have begun to dissect the mechanism of action of the transposable element in Carbonaria by showing that it increases the abundance of a revised version of the cortex, whose protein product plays an important role in cell cycle regulation, during early wing disc development. Our findings fill a substantial knowledge gap in the iconic example of microevolutionary change, adding a further layer of insight into the mechanism of adaptation in response to natural selection.”
https://www.nature.com/articles/nature17951
By natural selection, of course, they mean mechanisms of adaptation; however, they use this term because evolution has been taken for granted from the start.
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The industrial melanism mutation in British peppered moths is a tra…
Nature - The darkening of the peppered moth Biston betularia, the phenomenon known as industrial melanism, is a textbook example of evolutionary biology in action. However, the genetic background…
Examples of mutations that Drawneh promotes as evolution are: “Mutations that lead to the secretion of the enzyme Lactase, which digests the lactose sugar found in dairy products, in adulthood.” What is the story behind this enzyme? The story in brief: During infancy, the LCT gene, which is responsible for secreting the lactase enzyme that digests the lactose sugar found in dairy products, and during adulthood, a part of the DNA sequence (called the regulatory element) of the MCM6 gene controls the shutdown of the gene expression of the LCT gene, which secretes the lactase enzyme that digests lactose. The important thing is that changes occurred in the regulatory element of the MCM6 gene, so it could no longer stop the gene expression of the LCT gene, so it began to secrete the lactase enzyme, which digests milk sugar continuously.
So they said, “That’s enough… This is evidence of evolution…” Until now, you might think it was actually evolution; But in reality, this is sabotage, not evolution. What is found in most humans is the shutting down of the LCT gene expression at puberty, which is necessary because the constant secretion of lactase is a burden on the body, especially for those who do not consume dairy products regularly. It may even cause problems if the body cannot get rid of it. The mutations that occurred, in short, are only beneficial for those who consume dairy products regularly. Otherwise, they may cause problems. The second thing: This is not evolution, but rather a deterioration in the function of the regulatory element in the MCM6 gene. I will give you an example to clarify, and I mentioned it before in the article on mutations: If you are riding in a car, and you realize that the fuel needed to reach your destination is less than required, so you remove parts of the car and throw them away, such as the front iron cover of the car, and remove some luggage to lighten the load, in order to reach your destination. You were indeed able to reach your destination with a small fuel reserve; but you sabotaged the car. This is the same thing that happened. The function of the regulatory element in MCM6 was sabotaged, so lactase secretion began to work in adults through the LCT gene. This led to a benefit on the one hand; But a part of the MCM6 gene was damaged, which is important as we explained.
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MCM6 gene: MedlinePlus Genetics
The MCM6 gene provides instructions for making part of the MCM complex, a group of proteins that functions as a helicase. Learn about this gene and related health conditions.
