The introduction talks about different animals, and suggests that they must question their origin. It also suggests that Darwin had many good answers to these questions. However, as time went on people started to interpret what Darwin said in different ways. This book challenges the idea that animals work together to preserve their own species. As time went on, this is what people came to believe. Dawkins also made the book in a way that scientists will start to question and look at the process of natural selection. He asked several questions throughout the book that scientists are now trying to find the answers to. Dawkins describes the earliest forms of life, and he describes how they came to be.
Dawkins also goes on to explain how chains of atoms in our blood then make amino acids that
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He asks what the selfish gene is, and then goes on to give a definition. Dawkins puts it as, “...all replicas of a particular bit of DNA, distributed throughout the world.” In different words a gene is the primary unit of evolution. Genes are in competition with their alleles so they can survive. Their allele are their rivals for their place on the chromosome in future generations. These genes that act in a way that they have better chances of survival are considered selfish.
The entirety of the book, The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins, is just Dawkins method to get multiple points across to the reader. He makes the audience question things that are not frequently talked about. Such as, the selfish gene theory. Dawkins believes that the genes are selfish, and not so much the species. Most people came to believe that animals compete to benefit their species. However, that belief is incorrect according to Dawkins. Species compete to benefit their individual genes. Throughout the book Dawkins questions many different things, and in the end, they all support his