> [!infobox] <s class="aside-in"><em>mentioned in 1 topic, 3 evergreens, 1 source</em></s> #### [[Proximate explanation never substitutes for ultimate explanation in Evolution]] from:: [[Biological processes can only give context to behavior not predict it]] Don't substitute the parts for the whole, because the whole is greater than the sum of it's parts. While [[natural selection]] is driven by [[mutations]] in [[genes]], the selection takes place in the environment not in the genome. This could be seen as an example of:: [[molecular genetics]] and [[Experts are often far too confident in the effectiveness of their theories]] #TO/TEND/GRAFT > ![[10_Sources/books - Darwin's Cathedral#^297089498]] > ![[10_Sources/books - Darwin's Cathedral#^298292972]] ### <hr class="footnote"/> **Status**:: #EVER/SEED *edited 7:35 AM - July 08, 2022* **Topics**:: [[natural selection]], [[Evolution]], [[Holism]] #### References ![[Darwin's Cathedral by David Sloan Wilson#citation]] > ![[10_Sources/books - Darwin's Cathedral#^297089496]] > ![[10_Sources/books - Darwin's Cathedral#^297089495]]