Reddit reviews The Violinist's Thumb: And Other Lost Tales of Love, War, and Genius, as Written by Our Genetic Code
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How about The Disappearing Spoon and The Violinist's Thumb by Sam Kean. They are great books about chemistry and genetics.
You should check this out:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynocephaly
And if you really are dorky read chapter 6 in this book:
http://www.amazon.com/Violinists-Thumb-Genius-Written-Genetic/dp/0316182338
It talks in detail about why no one believed polar bears existed and were initially considered to be mythical along with he Cynocephaly, because the stories of polar bars were so unbelievable - and most importantly why you can't eat Siberian huskies. The book is awesome and is a fun overview of genetics, which takes us to the dark corners looking at thinks like the challenges of breeding humans with monkeys.
I've just been reading a book called The Violinist's Thumb. In there he talks about genetic evidence for exactly these kinds of lines of descent.
The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins.
The Red Queen by Matt Ridley. Also, his Genome.
The Violinist's Thumb by Sam Kean.
The Serengeti Rules by Sean Carroll.
You can read about him in http://www.amazon.com/The-Violinists-Thumb-Written-Genetic/dp/0316182338 And lots of other interesting stuff about human biology.