![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() These desirable characteristics come from individual genes passed on during reproduction that determine how long a dog’s legs will be. Humans bred dogs over time to get them to display desired traits like short legs or long ears. They are all members of the same species but have different characteristics. For example, all dog breeds descend from wolves. Artificial selection is selective breeding to increase the chances of seeing desirable traits. Dawkins begins The Greatest Show on Earth by discussing artificial selection. Dawkins is known for popularizing the theory of gene-centered evolution in his 1976 book The Selfish Gene. The Greatest Show on Earth is Dawkins’s 10th book and was generally well received, although critics noted that Dawkins argues for evolution with a such a fervor that he can be as dogmatic as his opponents. ![]() The book provides an easy-to-understand guide to biological evolution as well as a defense against creationist arguments, which claim that evolution is an unproven theory. First published in 2009, The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution is a non-fiction book by British author and evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins. ![]()
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