How theory of evolution is useful: predicting food allergies!

[Swamidass (Peaceful Science)]

@NonlinOrg you would understand more by reading the whole thread, but this is a key post.

Phylogeny vs Similarity and Function

Thanks. It really is a fascinating study. So your summary is incorrect in a couple points. First, the algorithms we are discussing operate on genes, not species. It traces the phylogeny inferred from the sequences of these genes. Therefore duplication events give rise to different leafs in the tree, and most species therefore map to multiple leaves in the tree. The phylogeny algorithm can make inferences about exactly when in the tree the duplications occur. Second, the analysis does not pi…