The Making of the Fittest: DNA and the Ultimate Forensic Record of Evolution
- ISBN-10
- 0393330516
- ISBN-13
- 9780393330519
- Category
- Science
- Pages
- 301
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007-09-17
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Author
- Sean B. Carroll
Description
A geneticist discusses the role of DNA in the evolution of life on Earth, explaining how an analysis of DNA reveals a complete record of the events that have shaped each species and how it provides evidence of the validity of the theory of evolution.
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