Praneeth Katta

“Suppose, for instance, that a gene appeared on the X chromosome that specified the recipe for a lethal poison that killed only sperm carrying Y chromosomes. A man with such a gene would have no fewer children than another man. But he would have all daughters and no sons.”
― Matt Ridley, Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters

“Indeed, their bodies are designed with planned obsolescence called ageing that causes them to decay after they reach breeding age – or, in the case of squid or Pacific salmon, to die at once. None of this makes any sense unless you view the body as a vehicle for the genes, as a tool used by genes in their competition to perpetuate themselves. The body’s survival is secondary to the goal of”
― Matt Ridley, Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters

“Ecology, like genetics, is not about equilibrium states. It is about change, change and change. Nothing stays the same forever.”
― Matt Ridley, Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters

“Male gorillas monopolise their mates, so their sperm meets no competitors; male chimpanzees share their mates, so each needs to produce large quantities of sperm and mate frequently to increase his chances of being the father. It also explains why male birds sing so hard when already ‘married’. They are looking for ‘affairs’.”
― Matt Ridley, Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters