Hi SLPx
Actually, it all started when PB claimed that introns have to be completely neutral and I pointed out that there are conserved motifs within introns i.e. splice acceptors and donors. I compared it to the conserved regions within the hypervariable regions of the mtDNA Dloop.
I was assuming a level of understanding that did not exist given the response I got and the context of the debate you are experiencing.
On the other hand, given that several creationists have claimed that population genetics and evolution have nothing to do with each other..what do you expect other than completely ridiculous assertions about RNA editing or conserved regions of introns as they relate to evolution?
[This message has been edited by Mammuthus, 12-02-2002]
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