Extended Heredity

"""Bonduriansky & Day have written a book of great clarity, and have done so with great care. Whether you are open to the idea of non-genetic inheritance or not, this thought provoking book deserves a close reading.""--Inquisitive Biologist ""A work of great clarity. Bonduriansky and Day provide an absorbing account of evolution in which a menagerie of epigenetic forces joins our genes as the drivers of who we are and what we are like.""--Mark Pagel, author of Wired for Culture ""Extended Heredity [shows] how far the mainstream has shifted to include epigenetic forces alongside genes as drivers of who and what we are.""---Liz Else and Simon Ings, New Scientist ""The most compelling and accessible account of this topic to date.""---Kevin Laland, Science ""Clear and timely, Extended Heredity looks at the evolutionary importance of nongenetic inheritance and how it offers exciting research perspectives. This book will have a major influence on how nongenetic inheritance will be dealt with in future years, by both believers and skeptics of the concept."" --Anne Charmantier, French National Center for Scientific Research ""This lively and enjoyable book articulates the role of nongenic inheritance as an essential aspect of evolutionary biology. Extended Heredity is a most welcome contribution to the field.""--Jan Sapp, author of The New Foundations of Evolution"