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The Genetic Book of the Dead : A Darwinian Reverie / Richard Dawkins ; illustrated by Jana Lenzovýa.

De Gruyter Yale University Press Complete eBook-Package 2024 Available online

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Dawkins, Richard, 1941- author.
Contributor:
Lenzová, Jana.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Evolution (Biology).
Evolutionary genetics.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (362 pages)
Edition:
1st edition
Place of Publication:
New Haven, Connecticut ; Yale University Press, 2024.
Summary:
From a renowned biologist and best-selling author, a whole new way of looking at living organisms: reading them as documents describing ancient worlds.
Contents:
Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
1 Reading the Animal
2 'Paintings' and 'Statues'
3 In the Depths of the Palimpsest
4 Reverse Engineering
5 Common Problem, Common Solution
6 Variations on a Theme
7 In Living Memory
8 The Immortal Gene
9 Out Beyond the Body Wall
10 The Backward Gene' s-Eye View
11 More Glances in the Rear -View Mirror
12 Good Companions, Bad Companions
13 Shared Exit to the Future
Endnotes
Acknowledgements
Bibliography
Image Credits
Index
About the Author and Illustrator
Blank Page.
Notes:
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
ISBN:
9780300281668
0300281668
OCLC:
1456540847

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