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| | The Universal Genetic Code Seen From an ID Perspective |
 | | Actually, thanks to some recent research, it is very easy to explain the "universal" genetic code from an ID perspective, and in doing so, demonstrate that simply because eukaryotes and prokaryotes share the same code, it is not evidence of their common descent. |
 | | For example, in 1991, evolutionary biologists Laurence Hurst of the University of Bath in England and David Haig of Harvard University showed that of all the possible codes made from the four bases and the 20 amino acids, the natural code is among the best at minimizing the effect of mutations. |
 | | If the code was designed to be the "best of possible codes," the designer had a logical reason to correlate amino acid biosynthetic pathways and amino acid assignments within the code (Figure 2). |
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