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Debunking the Debunkers

Tomkins, Jeffrey P. (2017) Debunking the Debunkers. Answers Research Journal, 10: 3. pp. 45-54. ISSN 1937-9056

Abstract

In 2013, it was shown that the alleged interstitial telomeric repeat site of the human chromosome 2 fusion corresponding to chimpanzee chromosomes 2A and 2B of a hypothetical common ancestor was actually a second promoter in the DDX11L2 long noncoding RNA gene. Additional ENCODE related data are provided in this report that not only debunk evolutionary criticism and obfuscation in response to this discovery, but solidify the original finding. New data come from epigenetic-modifications, transcription factor binding, and transcription start site information. It is also shown that the alleged cryptic centromere site, which is very short in length compared to a normal centromere, is completely situated inside the actively expressed protein coding gene ANKRD30BL—encoding both exon and intron regions. Other factors refuting this region as a cryptic centromere are also discussed. Taken together, genomic data for both the alleged fusion and cryptic centromere sites refute the concept of fusion in a human-chimpanzee common ancestor.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Q Science (General) > QH Natural History. Biology > QH359 Biological Evolution
Q Science (General) > QS Creation Science (General) > QS6 Methodology in Creation Science
Depositing User: Admin
Date Deposited: 04 Sep 2026 23:44
Last Modified: 04 Sep 2026 23:44
URI: https://crsq.creationresearch.org/id/eprint/1725

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