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... genes and gene combinations , whereas children with certain other genes and gene combinations appear less fre- quently , generation by generation . Another factor operating against genetic change is homogamy , the principle that like ...
... genes and gene combinations , whereas children with certain other genes and gene combinations appear less fre- quently , generation by generation . Another factor operating against genetic change is homogamy , the principle that like ...
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... genes may give rise to the adult characteristic we have " let the cat out of the bag , " for we have pointed out here ... genetic factor . Granting this , one must have much material , both on family tree and on circumstances of growth ...
... genes may give rise to the adult characteristic we have " let the cat out of the bag , " for we have pointed out here ... genetic factor . Granting this , one must have much material , both on family tree and on circumstances of growth ...
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... genetic knowledge . One of the many reasons why we do not as yet know just what genes might well be thinned out is that genes which are beneficial in one society , e.g. , genes related to capacity to bear extreme pain , are not ...
... genetic knowledge . One of the many reasons why we do not as yet know just what genes might well be thinned out is that genes which are beneficial in one society , e.g. , genes related to capacity to bear extreme pain , are not ...
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Our Twentiethcentury Vantage Point | 3 |
The Invention of Culture | 47 |
How We Come to Want What We Want | 60 |
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