From the same link (above) we read:
"The GLO gene of anthropoid primates has lost seven of the twelve exons found in functional vertebrate GLO genes, whereas the guinea pig has lost its first and fifth exon as well as part of its sixth exon..."
So since there is a 36 percent overlap between guinea pigs loss of vitamin C synthesis and that of humans, are humans and guinea pigs now more closely related than previously thought?
If not, why not?
It's as if you don't even read my posts.
First, how do you explain the evidence of humans and chimps having the same exact mutation in the ψη-globin gene?
Second, do humans and guinea pigs have the same knockout mutation in their GLO genes? Here is what I said before:
" Due to the randomness of mutation, if the gene was knocked out independently in each lineage then we should see mutations at different positions. If the gene was knocked out once in a common ancestor, then we should see the same mutation at the same position. That is the test."
Can you apply this to the human and guinea pig GLO pseudogenes?
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