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rung before modern man on the illusory lutionist claims regarding homologous
evolutionary ladder. In fact, evolutio- organs to be taken seriously, these or-
nists have nothing to say about these pe- gans would have to be coded by similar
ople because they are distinguished from DNA codes. Yet these homologous or-
modern man only by very minute diffe- gans are generally determined by diffe-
rences. Some researchers even suggest rent genetic (DNA) codes.
that representatives of this race are still In addition, similar genetic codes in
alive today, citing native Australians as different life forms also correspond to
an example. Just like this race, native very different organs! In his book Evolu-
Australians have heavy eyebrow ridges, tion: A Theory in Crisis, the Australian
a retracted jaw structure and a rather professor of biochemistry Michael Den-
smaller brain volume. And native Aus- ton describes the predicament represen-
tralians are a normal human race. (See ted by the evolutionist interpretation of
Aborigines.) homology:
Homologous structures are often specifi-
ed by non-homologous genetic systems,
Homology
and the concept of homology can seldom
(Common origins) be extended back into embryology. 211
In biology, structural similarities In order for that same claim to be ta-
among different living species are refer- ken seriously, the embryological develop-
red to as homologous. Evolutionists at- ment process of these similar structures—
tempt to use these similarities as eviden- in other words, the phases of development
ce for evolution. Pointing to homologo- in the embryo in the mother’s womb—ha-
us organs in different life forms, they ve to be parallel to one another. Yet the
maintain that these species are descen- embryological stages for similar organs
ded from a common forebear. (See Ho- are different in all living things.
mologous organs.) Yet in order for evo- Genetic and embryological research
THE EVOLUTION IMPASSE I