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The making of the fittest [electronic resource] : 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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New York, N.Y. : W.W. Norton & Co., ©2006.

Evolution (Biology)

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0393069699 (electronic bk.)

1 online resource (301 pages, [8] pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps.

DNA is the genetic material that defines us as individuals. Over the last two decades, it has emerged as a powerful tool for solving crimes and determining guilt & innocence. But, very recently, an important new aspect of DNA has been revealed--it contains a detailed record of evolution. That is, DNA is a living chronicle of how the marvelous creatures that inhabit our planet have adapted to its many environments, from the freezing waters of the Antarctic to the lush canopy of the rain forest. In the pages of this highly readable narrative, Sean Carroll guides the general reader on a tour of the massive DNA record of three billion years of evolution to see how the fittest are made. And what a eye-opening tour it is--one featuring immortal genes, fossil genes, and genes that bear the scars of past battles with horrible diseases. This book clinches the case for evolution, beyond any reasonable doubt.

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