The Selfish Gene

*The Selfish Gene* is a 1976 book by evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins arguing that natural selection operates primarily at the level of genes rather than organisms or species.

The central idea is that genes "want" to replicate themselves, with individual creatures serving as vehicles for their transmission.

The book popularized the gene-centered view of evolution and introduced the concept of memes—units of cultural information that spread and evolve like genes.

Have you read The Selfish Gene?