| Description |
xvi, 268 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Note |
Imagined correspondence of the author with Charles Darwin. |
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"First published in Great Britain in 1999 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson"--T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [255]-262). |
| Contents |
Twin peaks -- Rise and fall of the mobile P gene -- When is an adaptation not an adaptation? -- Igorant gene -- Is dawkins aware of the error of his ways? -- Genetic turnover; of course, of course -- Molecular drive for advanced players -- Molecular coevolution -- Mystery of mysteries -- Biological barriers -- Sex-a new perspective -- HOX! HOX! HOX! -- Two minutes that shook the world -- Born to adopt -- Unknowability of DNA -- Evolution of individuality. |
| Subject |
Evolution (Biology)
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Molecular evolution.
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Natural selection.
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| Added Author |
Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882.
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| ISBN |
0520227905 cloth alkaline paper |
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9780520227903 cloth alkaline paper |
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