The Extended Phenotype
The Long Reach of the Gene (Oxford Landmark Science)
Richard Dawkins
In The Selfish Gene, Richard Dawkins crystallized the gene's eye view of evolution developed by W.D. Hamilton and others. The book provoked widespread and heated debate. Written in part as a response, The Extended Phenotype gave a deeper clarification of the central concept of the gene as the unit of selection; but it did much more besides. In it, ...
Publish Date
2016
November 1
First Published in 1982
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4.1
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9780192880512
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Feb 23, 2020
Many disease symptoms are adaptations of the viruses that produce them. Excerpt from @RichardDawkins' great book The Extended Phenotype – source