Description
In this concise exploration of Darwinian evolution, life is portrayed as a vast river of genetic information flowing through geological time, with organisms serving as temporary vessels for genes. Richard Dawkins explains natural selection, common ancestry, mutation, replication, and the genetic code through vivid analogies and illuminating examples from animal behavior. He also examines how instinct can be shaped—and misled—by evolutionary pressures, challenging creationist explanations while clarifying the power and limits of evolutionary thinking. Accessible yet intellectually rigorous, the book offers a focused introduction to Dawkins’s influential gene-centered view of life.
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paperback
Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
Published Oct 5, 2000
ISBN: 9780752839851
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First Published
1995
Language
eng
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