Evolution in four dimensions : genetic, epigenetic, behavioral, and symbolic variation in the history of life

"Ideas about heredity and evolution are undergoing a revolutionary change. New findings in molecular biology challenge the gene-centered version of Darwinian theory according to which adaptation occurs only through natural selection of chance DNA variations. In Evolution in Four Dimensions, Eva...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Jablonka, Eva
Otros Autores: Lamb, Marion J., Zeligowski, Anna
Formato: Libro
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : A Bradford Book, The MIT Press, ©2014.
Edición:Revised edition
Colección:Life and mind.
Materias:
Evolución (Biología)
Biología > Filosofía.
Evolución molecular
Biología molecular
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • I. The First Dimension. 1. The transformations of Darwinism ; 2. From genes to characters ; 3. Genetic variation: blind, directed, interpretive?
  • II. Three more dimensions. 4. The epigenetic inheritance systems ; 5. The behavioral inheritance systems ; 6. The symbolic inheritance system ; Between the acts: an interim summary
  • III. Putting Humpty Dumpty together again. 7. Interacting dimensions: genes and epigenetic systems ; 8. Genes and behavior, genes and language ; 9. Lamarckism evolving: the evolution of the educated guess ; 10. A last dialogue
  • IV. After nine years. 11. Developing evolution.

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