Mutations and Evolution Classic Reprint
Language: English
Published by Forgotten Books, 2018
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- Title
- Mutations and Evolution Classic Reprint
- Author
- R. Ruggles Gates
- Publisher
- Forgotten Books
- Publication year
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- PAP
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1330306104
- ISBN 13
- 9781330306109
- Item weight
- 310 grams
Explore how mutations shape evolution and why no single factor explains all life’s diversity.
This book presents a balanced view that blends Darwin’s ideas with modern genetics.
This work surveys the changing ideas about evolution, highlighting how mutations and Mendelian inheritance opened new ways to study variation. It explains why no one factor alone can account for the diversity of life and how a synthesis of ideas may offer the clearest picture of how organisms change over time. The author frames mutation as a refinement of Darwin’s theory and discusses how other forces—environment, isolation, crossing, and orthogenesis—fit into a broader evolutionary story.
Key ideas explained simply include: how mutations arise and spread, the limits of single-factor explanations, and the ongoing effort to weave multiple lines of evidence into a coherent framework for evolution. The discussion also touches on the roles of paleontology, genetics, and experimental studies in shaping current thinking.
- How mutations contribute to variation and evolution in plants and animals
- Why unity among evolutionary factors remains elusive and how synthesis may work
- Historical shifts from Darwinian views to Mendelian and Neo-Lamarckian perspectives
- Connections between experimental genetics, fossil records, and modern theory
Ideal for readers of science history and anyone curious about how scientists build theories of evolution from diverse evidence.
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