▁is ▁considered ▁by ▁many ▁to ▁have ▁given ▁evolution ary ▁ep ist em ology ▁its ▁first ▁compreh ensive ▁treatment , ▁bur ▁Donald ▁T . ▁Campbell ▁had ▁co ined ▁the ▁phrase ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁ ▁D ual ▁inheritance ▁theory ▁▁ ▁T aken ▁from ▁the ▁main ▁page : ▁ ▁D ual ▁inheritance ▁theory ▁( D IT ), ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁gene – c ulture ▁co e volution ▁or ▁bi oc ult ural ▁evolution , ▁was ▁developed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁through ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁to ▁explain ▁how ▁human ▁behavior ▁is ▁a ▁product ▁of ▁two ▁different ▁and ▁interact ing ▁evolution ary ▁processes : ▁gen etic ▁evolution ▁and ▁cultural ▁evolution . ▁Gen es ▁and ▁culture ▁contin ually ▁interact ▁in ▁a ▁feedback ▁loop , ▁changes ▁in ▁gen es ▁can ▁lead ▁to ▁changes ▁in ▁culture ▁which ▁can ▁then ▁influence ▁gen etic ▁selection , ▁and ▁vice ▁vers a . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁theory ' s ▁central ▁claims ▁is ▁that ▁culture ▁evol ves ▁partly ▁through ▁a ▁Dar win ian ▁selection ▁process , ▁which ▁dual ▁inheritance ▁the or ists ▁often ▁describe ▁by ▁anal ogy ▁to ▁gen etic ▁evolution ." ▁ ▁Crit ic ism ▁and ▁controvers y ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁relatively ▁new ▁and ▁growing ▁scientific ▁field , ▁cultural ▁evolution ▁is ▁under going ▁much ▁form ative ▁debate . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁prominent ▁convers ations ▁are ▁revol ving ▁around ▁Universal ▁Dar win ism , ▁dual ▁inheritance ▁theory , ▁and ▁mem et ics . ▁ ▁More ▁recently , ▁cultural ▁evolution ▁has ▁drawn ▁convers ations ▁from