Evolution Chapter 20 Notes

NOTE WN20A: The weight of 4⁴⁰ single-stranded RNA molecules is calculated as (the molecular weight) × (4⁴⁰/Avogadro’s number), where the molecular weight is 330 g/mole/base. This gives 665 g.

NOTE WN20B: Dawkins and Gould nicely summarized their different viewpoints when they reviewed each other’s books, in the 1997 issue of the journal Evolution.