The Intertwined Roles of Genes and Culture in Human Evolution
Abstract. This essay critiques dual-inheritance theory as presented in Peter Richerson and Robert Boyd's book Not by Genes Alone: How Culture Transformed Human Evolution (2005). The theory states that culture became prominent in human evolution because it allowed relatively rapid adaptation to...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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2009
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Zygon
Year: 2009, Volume: 44, Issue: 2, Pages: 347-354 |
Further subjects: | B
adaptation and maladaptation
B Cultural Evolution B dual inheritance theory B cultural group selection |
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