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tributes nothing to the theory of evolu-
tion. This is because the right gene
needs to duplicate for no reason at ex-
actly the right time (in other words just
when the organism requires a new

function). Then, this gene copy needs
to undergo a precisely appropriate mu-
tation, which adds a new function to
the organism.
To believe that so many coinci-
dences can happen one after the other,
and to imagine that this gave rise to
the millions of different species in the
world, is quite irrational. Genes du-

plicate very seldom. The researchers
M. Lynch and J. S. Conery
from the University of
Oregon have
stated that gene
duplication
takes place on

average once
every 100 mil-
lion years. 11
Furthermore,
the great
majority of
duplicated
genes have been
found to disap-

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