Molecular Homology

(from NCSE's critique of Explore Evolution)

This chapter addresses 5 main topics and misrepresents each one in an attempt to undermine the key tenet of evolution that living things share common ancestry. The 5 main topics are:

  • the genetic code
  • phylogenetic trees based on proteins and genes
  • the molecular clock
  • the concept of a Universal Common Ancestor
  • ORFan genes (open reading frame) genes