Biólogo evolutivo, genetista y comentarista social, este autor fue fundamental en el desarrollo de las bases matemáticas de la genética de poblaciones y la teoría evolutiva. Su obra profundiza en cuestiones trascendentales sobre la vida, la evolución y la naturaleza humana, con una influencia que se extiende mucho más allá del ámbito científico.
This book, the latest in the continuing debate between the genetic reductionists (such as Richard Dawkins, John Maynard Smith and E.O. Wilson) and those who argue for a rather more complex relationship between genes and the environment (such as Stephen Jay Gould, Steven Rose and Niles Eldredge). Lewontin is a forceful writer and this is an effective statement of the case against the selfish gene.
Since its inception, Introduction to Genetic Analysis (IGA) has been known for its prominent authorship including leading scientists in their field who are great educators. This market best-seller exposes students to the landmark experiments in genetics, teaching students how to analyze experimental data and how to draw their own conclusions based on scientific thinking while teaching students how to think like geneticists. Visit the preview site at www.whfreeman.com/IGA10epreview
Rejecting the notion that genes determine the organism, which then adapts to the environment, he explains that organisms, influenced in their development by their circumstances, in turn create, modify, and choose the environment in which they live."--BOOK JACKET.
Beschreven wordt welke erfelijke verschillen er tussen mensen kunnen bestaan en welke invloed het milieu uitoefent.
