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Selfish Gene Theory
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RE: Selfish Gene Theory
February 1, 2014 at 2:44 pm (This post was last modified: February 1, 2014 at 2:46 pm by Mudhammam.)
Sure! One thing that throws me off in trying to imagine the actual utility of the gene is his personification and metaphors comparing them to conscious agents. In what way exactly are genes "alive" in the survival machine? Should I imagine it in the way that viruses or bacterias are? I recently read an Ernst Mayr selection and he was no fan of the selfish gene theory because in his opinion natural selection could only pressure individual phenotypes, rather than the (millions? billions?) of genes within the individual. Can you expound on this process of gene selection?
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Selfish Gene Theory - by Mudhammam - February 1, 2014 at 5:18 am
RE: Selfish Gene Theory - by pineapplebunnybounce - February 1, 2014 at 12:59 pm
RE: Selfish Gene Theory - by Mudhammam - February 1, 2014 at 2:44 pm
RE: Selfish Gene Theory - by pineapplebunnybounce - February 1, 2014 at 3:05 pm
RE: Selfish Gene Theory - by Mudhammam - February 1, 2014 at 5:20 pm
RE: Selfish Gene Theory - by pineapplebunnybounce - February 1, 2014 at 6:30 pm
RE: Selfish Gene Theory - by Mudhammam - February 1, 2014 at 6:56 pm
RE: Selfish Gene Theory - by pineapplebunnybounce - February 1, 2014 at 7:18 pm
RE: Selfish Gene Theory - by Mudhammam - February 1, 2014 at 7:31 pm
RE: Selfish Gene Theory - by pineapplebunnybounce - February 1, 2014 at 7:47 pm
RE: Selfish Gene Theory - by Mudhammam - February 1, 2014 at 8:55 pm
RE: Selfish Gene Theory - by pineapplebunnybounce - February 1, 2014 at 9:15 pm
RE: Selfish Gene Theory - by Mudhammam - February 1, 2014 at 9:25 pm
RE: Selfish Gene Theory - by pineapplebunnybounce - February 1, 2014 at 9:31 pm
RE: Selfish Gene Theory - by Mudhammam - February 1, 2014 at 9:37 pm
RE: Selfish Gene Theory - by pineapplebunnybounce - February 1, 2014 at 9:42 pm
RE: Selfish Gene Theory - by Mudhammam - February 1, 2014 at 9:45 pm
RE: Selfish Gene Theory - by pineapplebunnybounce - February 1, 2014 at 9:53 pm
RE: Selfish Gene Theory - by Mudhammam - February 1, 2014 at 10:11 pm

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