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Genes in Conflict: The Biology of Selfish Genetic Elements
Genes in Conflict The Biology of Selfish Genetic Elements
Author: Austin Burt, Robert Trivers
In evolution, most genes survive and spread within populations because they increase the ability of their hosts (or their close relatives) to survive and reproduce. But some genes spread in spite of being harmful to the host organism--by distorting their own transmission to the next generation, or by changing how the host behaves toward rela...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780674017139
ISBN-10: 0674017137
Publication Date: 1/15/2006
Pages: 632
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Publisher: Belknap Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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