The Evolution of Sex
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The Evolution of Sex is a seminal 1978 book by evolutionary biologist John Maynard Smith that analyzes why sexual reproduction evolved and how it is maintained despite its apparent costs.
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| The Evolution of Sex canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Evolution of Sex Context triple: [John Maynard Smith, notableWork, The Evolution of Sex]
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Sex, Evolution, and Behavior
Sex, Evolution, and Behavior is an influential book that applies evolutionary biology and behavioral ecology to explain patterns of sexual behavior and reproductive strategies in humans and other animals.
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The Evolution of Desire: Strategies of Human Mating
The Evolution of Desire: Strategies of Human Mating is a landmark book in evolutionary psychology that explores how natural selection has shaped human mating strategies, preferences, and behaviors across cultures.
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C.
What Evolution Is
What Evolution Is is a comprehensive book by evolutionary biologist Ernst Mayr that explains the mechanisms, evidence, and implications of biological evolution for a general audience.
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D.
The Meaning of Evolution
The Meaning of Evolution is a landmark 1949 book by paleontologist George Gaylord Simpson that helped synthesize evolutionary theory with the fossil record and popularize modern evolutionary biology.
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The Causes of Evolution
The Causes of Evolution is a foundational 1932 book by geneticist J. B. S. Haldane that helped establish the modern synthesis by mathematically integrating Mendelian genetics with Darwinian natural selection.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Evolution of Sex Target entity description: The Evolution of Sex is a seminal 1978 book by evolutionary biologist John Maynard Smith that analyzes why sexual reproduction evolved and how it is maintained despite its apparent costs.
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A.
Sex, Evolution, and Behavior
Sex, Evolution, and Behavior is an influential book that applies evolutionary biology and behavioral ecology to explain patterns of sexual behavior and reproductive strategies in humans and other animals.
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B.
The Evolution of Desire: Strategies of Human Mating
The Evolution of Desire: Strategies of Human Mating is a landmark book in evolutionary psychology that explores how natural selection has shaped human mating strategies, preferences, and behaviors across cultures.
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C.
What Evolution Is
What Evolution Is is a comprehensive book by evolutionary biologist Ernst Mayr that explains the mechanisms, evidence, and implications of biological evolution for a general audience.
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D.
The Meaning of Evolution
The Meaning of Evolution is a landmark 1949 book by paleontologist George Gaylord Simpson that helped synthesize evolutionary theory with the fossil record and popularize modern evolutionary biology.
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E.
The Causes of Evolution
The Causes of Evolution is a foundational 1932 book by geneticist J. B. S. Haldane that helped establish the modern synthesis by mathematically integrating Mendelian genetics with Darwinian natural selection.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biology book
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book ⓘ evolutionary biology book ⓘ |
| author | John Maynard Smith ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describes |
advantages of genetic mixing
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costs of males ⓘ costs of meiosis ⓘ models of selection in changing environments ⓘ models of selection with epistasis ⓘ |
| field |
evolutionary biology
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population genetics ⓘ |
| genre | scientific literature ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | John Maynard Smith ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
evolutionary genetics of sex
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research on the evolution of recombination ⓘ theoretical evolutionary biology ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
J. B. S. Haldane
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R. A. Fisher's population genetics ⓘ Ronald Fisher ⓘ
linked to:
Ronald A. Fisher
Sewall Wright ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
Muller's ratchet
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adaptation ⓘ asexual reproduction ⓘ costs and benefits of sex ⓘ evolution of anisogamy ⓘ evolution of sexual reproduction ⓘ evolutionary stability ⓘ genetic systems ⓘ genetic variation ⓘ linkage disequilibrium ⓘ maintenance of sex in populations ⓘ mathematical models in evolution ⓘ natural selection ⓘ population genetic models ⓘ recombination ⓘ selection on modifiers of recombination ⓘ sex ratio evolution ⓘ two-fold cost of sex ⓘ |
| notableFor |
clarifying the two-fold cost of sex
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formal population genetic treatment of sex ⓘ influencing later work on the paradox of sex ⓘ |
| publicationDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1978 ⓘ |
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