Epigenetic Inheritance and Evolution
The Lamarckian Dimension
Seiten
1999
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-854063-2 (ISBN)
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-854063-2 (ISBN)
This revised edition sets out the major changes in the scientific world and in the authors' own thinking that have occurred since the book was first published. It also provides a selected bibliography of books and articles about epigenetic inheritance and its role in evolution.
This book discusses the evidence for and against the heritability of acquired characters. Does the inheritance of acquired characteristics play a significant role in evolution? In this original and potentially controversial book the authors explore an often neglected aspect of Darwinian evolution - the nature and origin of hereditary variations. The theory of evolution proposed by Jean-Baptise Lamarck (1744-1829), that characteristics developed during life by use and disuse can be inherited by offspring, lost support among Western scientists because it lacked definite proof. Jablonka and Lamb do not act as advocates or apologists for Lamarck, but they do challenge the prevailing assumption that all heritable variation is the random result of variation in DNA base sequence. Looking afresh at the evidence for and against the heritability of environmentally induced changes, the authors ask some timely questions about the importance of non-mendelian inheritance. This important work will be of great interest to all biologists and historians of science.
This book discusses the evidence for and against the heritability of acquired characters. Does the inheritance of acquired characteristics play a significant role in evolution? In this original and potentially controversial book the authors explore an often neglected aspect of Darwinian evolution - the nature and origin of hereditary variations. The theory of evolution proposed by Jean-Baptise Lamarck (1744-1829), that characteristics developed during life by use and disuse can be inherited by offspring, lost support among Western scientists because it lacked definite proof. Jablonka and Lamb do not act as advocates or apologists for Lamarck, but they do challenge the prevailing assumption that all heritable variation is the random result of variation in DNA base sequence. Looking afresh at the evidence for and against the heritability of environmentally induced changes, the authors ask some timely questions about the importance of non-mendelian inheritance. This important work will be of great interest to all biologists and historians of science.
Preface
The legacy of Lamarckism
Neodarwinian explanations of the inheritance of acquired characters
Induced genetic variations
Cellular heredity: epigenetic inheritance systems
Genomic imprinting: the inheritance of directed epigenetic variations
Interactions between genetic and epigenetic inheritance
The role of epigenetic inheritance systems in adaptive evolution
Heredity and the origin of species
Multiple inheritance systems
Glossary
References
Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.1.2000 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | line figures, tables |
| Verlagsort | Oxford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 519 g |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Evolution |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Genetik / Molekularbiologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-854063-9 / 0198540639 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-854063-2 / 9780198540632 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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