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This is a great popular science book on human genetics. No, it is not as good as anything by Richard Dawkins but it is reasonably entertaining and covers a great range of genetics topics. While books by Dawkins go deeper into the "philosophy" and meaning of evolution in general, this book takes a more practical approach and discusses the human genetic code specifically. It explores what we have found in our genes so far and what it all means to us.
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