The Making of the Fittest
#1614 of 3,809 books · #169 in Science & Technology
Won the Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science (2007).
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.
- Publisher
- W.W. Norton and Company
- ISBN-13
- 9781400103157
- Genre
Awards
- Phi Beta Kappa Award in ScienceWon(2007)
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