Sanders III, Harry F. (2025) Original Polyploidy as a Contributor to Diversification. Creation Research Society Quarterly, 61 (3): 4.
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Abstract
Plant life is incredibly diverse, with many plant families consisting of thousands or even tens of thousands of species. This extensive diversity must be explained within a creation model of origins. If, as is generally assumed, the taxonomic family is roughly the classification level of the created kinds, then many plant kinds are incredibly diverse. One way to account for this diversity may be created polyploidy. Created polyploidy would allow for an increased number of created alleles, thereby increasing the potential diversity of the original baramins. This increased diversity would enable created polyploids to diversify to the levels we see today within a creationist paradigm. A computer model of the differences in genetic diversity maintained by polyploid and diploid lineages was written in Python, a general-purpose, highlevel, programming language. The model found that polyploids consistently maintained greater diversity than diploids. As such, created polyploidy should be considered as a potential explanation for genetic diversity. This article will propose a unique explanation for the origins of the diversity of many angiosperms as well as some gymnosperms where polyploidy is common.
Item Type: | Article |
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Subjects: | Q Science (General) > QH Natural History. Biology > QH426 Genetics Q Science (General) > QH Natural History. Biology > QH103 Variation, Adaptation, and Speciation |
Depositing User: | Admin |
Date Deposited: | 14 Aug 2025 23:39 |
Last Modified: | 20 Aug 2025 15:07 |
URI: | https://crsq.creationresearch.org/id/eprint/1348 |