We are told that mankind is evolving!?

Question

If this is so, then is it the female egg or the male sperm that carries the evolving gene?

Answer 1

Lol  there are not many documented examples of human evolution through mutation, that is the few beneficial mutations anyway

Answer 2

Evolution is change over many generations.  All the genes are subject to mutation and all genes except those on the male y-chromosome and mitochondria are shared and passed on by both female and males.  Evolution is controlled by selection and there is no particular gene controlling it. All genes are subject to selection pressure whether it be to preserve them or change them.

Answer 3

I inform to you that the gene of the development does not exist

Answer 4

There is no gene for evolving. Evolution is a series of genetic mutations that are carried through generations because they aid the survival of the species or make it more likely that the specimen with the mutation will survive long enough to have many offspring.  

Answer 5

Female egg...... of course!!!!!

Answer 6

More like Devolving.  The 'evolving gene' You speak of is carried within the Female Egg. The Male Sperm carries the Structure of the Body. The Female Egg has the Chemical properties needed to help Us grow, the Heart, the Lungs and the Brain. Our Social structure seems to be the Only 'evolving' going on.

Answer 7

Some people may say that man is evolving, but where is the evidence for that?

The idea might be more believable if there was evidence to support it.

Do you know how many alleged 'ape-man' fossils there are? Enough to fit on a small table.

Do you realise that every hominid fossil found is either clearly human or clearly ape.

Have you ever seen the 'reconstructed' model of autralopithecene Lucy in the Natural History Museum in London?

It is rather interesting, showing Lucy with human like hands and feet. The fossil was found with no hands or feet. The human hands and feet and artistic impression based on evolutionary suppositions. In fact other australopithecene fossils have been found with ape-like hands and feet.

One wonders why the NHM continues to deliberately mislead people, when they no full well that their model is quite wrong.

I recommend you check out alternate views of the past, instead of the standard evolutionary tales.

The evidence does not speak for itself - it has to be interpreted. The question is - is evolution a rational explanation for the observed evidence? Or is it just a religious/philosophical view promoted as a scientific one?

http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/...

Someone above defines: Evolution is defined as a change in gene frequency in a population over time.

This is a meaningless definition! According to this I have evolved from my parents! This definition is nonsense but suits the purposes of those that wish to push the evolutionary fairy tale. At best the above is defining Natural Selection. This is not controversial. Darwin's finches on the Galapagos islands are an example.  This is absolutely not the same as the hypothesis that one kind of animal can evolve into another.

This would require a massive net increase in genetic information. The proposed mechanism is mutations, yet all observed mutations are information neutral or lossy.

Evolution (goo-to-you) is a hypothesis without foundation and without scientific support. Notwithstanding Richard Dawkins.

Here is what he had to say when asked for an example of a mutation which increased information. There should be plenty of examples.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaKryi360...

Answer 8

It is not just the egg or seed. It is how we live and whilst cave men ate raw meat and had large teeth for the job we eat processed foods and out mouths are changing size. That is only one aspect of this subject.

Answer 9

For a mutation to be passed on it must be present in the s*x chromosome.  This occurs matrilineally, but can originate in either male or female contributions to fertilization.

As stated above, there is no specific 'evolving gene'.

Answer 10

The egg and sperm carry no evolving genes, either may carry mutant genes but this is just part of the process.

Evolution is defined as a change in gene frequency in a population over time - individuals do not evolve, populations evolve. So it is the relative frequencies of various genes in a population that measures evolution. Gene frequencies shift from mutation (random) and natural selection (non-random). Species arise over thousands of generations as genetic differences accumulate in isolated populations.

Answer 11

Well... I would say it would be....I mean if mankind is evolving it is going to take a LONG time before changes really start being noticed.  However, every generation there would be genetic changes that occur to better suit humans for the changing environment.  And those genes would be carried in the parent's genes which would be passed onto their children.  I would say that both the egg and sperm would contain genes that would be changing since it isnt just one s*x that is evolving.

Answer 12

There's no gene for evolution.

We have two eyes, a nose, two ears and a mouth. Yet we all look different. That's what they mean by variation in a species.

The rate of evolution in humans has increased as or population had grown. More people, more variation, more evolution. The last 500 years has seen world-wide migration. That has increased the variation in the species.

Natural selection is the way evolution moves. Those individuals that are good at coping with their enviorment have a better chance at reproducing and passing their genes on. Whatever traits they have that allow them to survive are passed on.

Remember evolution is random; it doesn't follow any master plan and doesn't have a goal. The better an organisim is at dealing with their enviorment, the better chance they have of reproducing.

Answer 13

its not a gene as such.. its just slightly different from the parents, the child won't look totally evolved but will have different characteristics and as generations go by people will recognise those changes and acknowledge it as evolution.. stupid theory really....

Answer 14

both

Answer 15

there is no "evolving gene" evolution is essentially mutations and selection forces. mutations are essentially errors in the reproduction of DNA(amounting to changing the letter sequence, copying the sequence multiple times, completely skipping sequences and even rearranging the sequences). it is the spread of these genes throughout the population that makes things evolve.

Answer 16

I think mankind is developed gradually by a process of growth and change to become disclosed; unfold.

Answer 17

if you are refering to the theory of genetic mutation with natural selection as the driver of biological evolution then either the male or the female could offer deffective genetic information causing a mutation. or mutations can occur from external forces such as radiation.

i must add that the theory of genetic mutation with natural selection as a catalyst for biological evolution is a nearly bankrupt idea.