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What is misinformative in the selfish gene?

• jonathansizz 10y ago
  It greatly oversimplifies a complex process, ignoring modern developments in the field of evolutionary biology (including the entirety of population genetics), and makes many unfounded assumptions. The Spandrels paper I referenced above explains in detail, and is a good starting point: http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/205/1161/581 http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/205/1161/581 Here's a more modern critique, which I posted here a few weeks ago: http://bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12915-016-0338-2 http://bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12915-016...
  • Nomentatus 10y ago
    This is NOT modern - it's well out of date. And more of the discredited Gould.
  • nurettin 10y ago
    Looks suspiciously marginal.