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: He uses the rapid transformation of wolves into diverse dog breeds and wild mustard into cabbages to illustrate how "sculpting" gene pools works over relatively short timescales. The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for
: He discusses "molecular clocks" and pseudogenes—useless, untranscribed DNA sequences that serve as historical records of ancestry. Key Themes
: He highlights anatomical "errors" that make sense only through evolution, such as the recurrent laryngeal nerve (which takes an unnecessarily long route in giraffes) and human "tail" remnants.