Ebook {Epub PDF} Acquiring Genomes: A Theory Of The Origin Of Species by Lynn Margulis

“Acquiring Genomes” by Lynn Margulis and Dorion Sagan challenges in pages how the evolution as we know it is wrong and far more complex. This book is written by a member of the National Academy of Sciences and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Science, Lynn Margulis who is a Professor at the University of Massachusetts/5(67).  · Overview. In this groundbreaking book, Lynn Margulis and Dorion Sagan present an answer to one of the enduring mysteries of evolution — the source of inherited variation that gives rise to new species. Random genetic mutation, long believed to be the main source of variation, is only a marginal factor. As the authors demonstrate in this book, the more important source of speciation, by Brand: Basic Books.  · In this groundbreaking book, Lynn Margulis and Dorion Sagan present an answer to one of the enduring mysteries of evolution -- the source of inherited variation that gives rise to new species/5(4).

Buy Acquiring Genomes: A Theory Of The Origin Of Species Reprint by Margulis, Lynn (ISBN: ) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Get FREE shipping on Acquiring Genomes by Dorion Sagan, from bltadwin.ru In this groundbreaking book, Lynn Margulis and Dorion Sagan present an answer to one of the enduring mysteries of evolution -- the source of inherited variation that gives rise to new species. Random genetic mutation, long believed to be the main. Acquiring Genomes. A theory of the origins of species. by Lynn Margulis and Dorion Sagan Basic Books, hardback , paperback Foreword by Ernst Mayr. reviewed by Gert Korthof, 5 Jun (updated 20 Jan ) Further Reading updated 15 Nov Lynn Margulis died on at the age of 73 (6,7,8).

Acquiring Genomes: A Theory of the Origin of Species. Linus Pauling is reported to have said that one needs to have many ideas to have a few good ones. Lynn Margulis has had many ideas, some of. Overview. In this groundbreaking book, Lynn Margulis and Dorion Sagan present an answer to one of the enduring mysteries of evolution — the source of inherited variation that gives rise to new species. Random genetic mutation, long believed to be the main source of variation, is only a marginal factor. As the authors demonstrate in this book, the more important source of speciation, by far, is the acquisition of new genomes by symbiotic merger. Margulis was best known for her theory of symbiogenesis, which challenges central tenets of neo-Darwinism. She argued that inherited variation, significant in evolution, does not come mainly from random mutations.