| Description |
viii, 307 pages ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Oxford paperbacks.
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| Contents |
Includes index |
| Summary |
People commonly view evolution as a process of competition between individuals--known as "survival of the fittest"--with the individual representing the "unit of selection." Richard Dawkins offers a controversial reinterpretation of that idea in The Extended Phenotype, now being reissued to coincide with the publication of the second edition of his highly-acclaimed The Selfish Gene. He proposes that we look at evolution as a battle between genes instead of between whole organisms. We can then view Nanges in phenotypes--the end products of genes, like eye color or leaf shape, which are usually considered to increase the fitness of an individual--as serving the evolutionary interests of genes. Dawkins makes a convincing case that considering one's body, personality, and environment as a field of combat in a kind of "arms race" between genes fighting to express themselves on a strand of DNA can clarify and extend the idea of survival of the fittest. This influential and controversial book illuminates the complex world of genetics in an engaging, lively manner |
| Analysis |
Evolution |
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Genetics |
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Overseas item |
| Notes |
Includes indexes |
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Reprinted, with corrections |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 265-281 |
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Includes index |
| Subject |
Evolution (Biology)
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Evolution.
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Gene expression.
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Genetics.
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Natural selection.
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Gene Expression.
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Phenotype.
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Selection, Genetic.
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| LC no. |
89008808 |
| ISBN |
0192860887 |
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