Avise, John C.

Inside the human genome : a case for non-intelligent design / John C. Avise. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010. - xi, 222 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The eternal paradox -- Fallible design : protein-coding DNA sequences -- Baroque design : gratuitous genomic complexity -- Wasteful design : repetitive DNA elements -- Intelligent or non-intelligent design?

How do you explain flaw in a world engineered by God? Avise extends this age-old question to the most basic aspect of humanity's physical evidence-- our genes-- and provides the evolutionary answers.

9780195393439 (cloth : alk. paper) 0195393430 (cloth : alk. paper)

2009018050


Molecular evolution.
Human genetics.
Genetic disorders.
Evolution--Religious aspects.

QH325 / .A895 2010