The making of the fittest : DNA and the ultimate forensic record of evolution / Sean B. Carroll ; with illustrations by Jamie W. Carroll and Leanne M. Olds.
By: Carroll, Sean B
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BookPublisher: New York, N.Y. : W.W. Norton & Co., c2006Edition: 1st ed.Description: 301 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm.ISBN: 0393061639 (hardcover); 9780393061635 (hardcover).Subject(s): DNA | Evolution (Biology) | Evolution, Molecular | DNAOnline resources: Table of contents only | Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-284) and index.
Beyond any reasonable doubt -- The bloodless fish of Bouvet Island -- The everyday math of evolution: chance, selection, and time -- Immortal genes: running in place for eons -- Making the new from the old -- Fossil genes: broken pieces of yesterday's life -- Déjà vu: how and why evolution repeats itself -- Our flesh and blood: arms races, the human race, and natural selection -- The making and evolution of complexity -- Seeing and believing -- The palm trees of Wyoming.
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