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1. The fact that some gene regions are
more disposed to mutations invalidates the
evolutionists' claims about pseudogenes. It has
been established that there are "popular mutation
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points" in many genes and pseudogenes. This
means that some regions in DNA sequences are
more disposed than others to undergo mutation, and

these are mutations which have no effect on the or-
ganism. It is therefore probable that these regions in
the DNA of different living things have been sub-
jected to mutation and that the same nucleotides
have changed. It is illogical to claim solely on the
basis of these similar mutations that these living
things descended from a common ancestor. 31

2. The evidence that pseudogenes, alleged to
be functionless, actually do serve a purpose is, as
we have seen, increasing all the time.
The reason why evolutionists portray pseudogenes as ev-
idence for the theory of evolution is that they assume them to
have no function. However, as was made clear at the begin-
ning, many pseudogenes believed to be functionless have
actually turned out to be nothing of the sort. Evidence of this
kind is increasing all the time. Moreover, as some scientists

have stated, the fact that these DNA sequences have never
been observed to encode proteins in an experimental environ-
ment does not mean they lack the ability to do so. Indeed, A.J.
Mighell, of the Leeds University Molecular Medicine
Department, has this to say on the subject:

In these and other examples it cannot be stated with certainty
that a gene is unequivocally either a pseudogene or a gene. It
is possible that analysis has not been performed in the ap-

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