The Effect of the Flood on DNA Composition in Different Cultures
The genetic effects of the population bottleneck associated with the Genesis Flood
by Robert W. Carter and Matthew Powell
"Skeptics familiar with the field of genetics claim the Creation/Flood/Babel model is unrealistic in terms of population genetics and demographics. To address these claims, we created a population modelling program designed to examine changes in allele frequency within ‘biblical’ populations...After comparing to real-world allele frequency data, we conclude that the effective population size of humanity was at one point very small and that models with small antediluvian population sizes are more likely to reflect human history. The small early population size produced a significant amount of genetic drift in the original alleles and possibly led to a significant loss of created diversity. Thus, skeptical claims that biblical models are excluded by population genetics are unwarranted." It is a technical article but it is persuasive in showing that the initial population could have been small and the "bottle-necking" of the Noah Flood could produce the variance seen in the present human genomic alleles. Article online with link below. Date released 2018.
by Robert W. Carter and Matthew Powell
"Skeptics familiar with the field of genetics claim the Creation/Flood/Babel model is unrealistic in terms of population genetics and demographics. To address these claims, we created a population modelling program designed to examine changes in allele frequency within ‘biblical’ populations...After comparing to real-world allele frequency data, we conclude that the effective population size of humanity was at one point very small and that models with small antediluvian population sizes are more likely to reflect human history. The small early population size produced a significant amount of genetic drift in the original alleles and possibly led to a significant loss of created diversity. Thus, skeptical claims that biblical models are excluded by population genetics are unwarranted." It is a technical article but it is persuasive in showing that the initial population could have been small and the "bottle-necking" of the Noah Flood could produce the variance seen in the present human genomic alleles. Article online with link below. Date released 2018.