Cheetah genes cooperate with cheetah genes but not with camel genes, and vice versa. This is not because cheetah genes, even in the most poetic sense, see any virtue in the preservation of the cheetah species. They are not working to save the cheetah from extinction like some molecular World Wildlife Fund.
Unweaving the Rainbow: Science, Delusion and the Appetite for Wonder (ed. Penguin UK, 2006) - ISBN: 9780141937038