Bibliograph

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The triple helix, gene, organism, and environment, Richard Lewontin

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-132)

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The triple helix

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

42726142

Responsibility statement

Richard Lewontin

Review

"In The Triple Helix, Lewontin exposes some of the common and troubling misconceptions that misdirect and stall our understanding of biology and evolution." "The central message of this book is that we will never fully understand living things if we continue to think of genes, organisms, and environments as separate entities, each with its distinct role to play in the history and operation of organic processes. Here Lewontin shows that an organism is a unique consequence of both genes and environment, of both internal and external features. 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."--Jacket

Sub title

gene, organism, and environment

Table Of Contents

Gene and organism -- Organism and environment -- Parts and wholes, causes and effects -- Directions in the study of biology

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Contributor