The Dependent Gene

caused by a mutation in a single gene, but can easily be treated through dietary intervention. He argues that PKU, like all traits, is both genetic and environmental in origin.^[2] He also critiques the fundamental concept of a discrete "gene", arguing that the function-based boundaries that are claimed to separate genes from one another have changed over time.^[3]

neo-Darwinian view of evolution accessible to a wide range of nonspecialists, including advanced undergraduates and graduate students in the behavioral and cognitive sciences."^[4] The book was also reviewed favorably in Publishers Weekly, which wrote, "Scientists and social service providers will be intrigued by this well-written, insightful and far more optimistic view of human development and evolution than most that have come before."^[5] Julie Buckles, writing in Genome News Network, was more critical in her review of the book. She concluded, "By the end, I found myself more confused than convinced. Moore complains, with some validity, about "the tendency of journalists to excitedly report not-yet-proven associations between traits and genes." Though he makes a well-meaning effort to clarify a complex area of biology, his treatment of the material is unlikely to serve as a primer for the general public."^[6]