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Extended Heredity

A New Understanding of Inheritance and Evolution

Russell Bonduriansky Troy Day

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English
Princeton University Pres
19 June 2018
How genes are not the only basis of heredity-and what this means for evolution, human life, and disease

For much of the twentieth century it was assumed that genes alone mediate the transmission of biological information across generations and provide the raw material for natural selection. In Extended Heredity, leading evolutionary biologists

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Imprint:   Princeton University Pres
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 235mm,  Width: 155mm, 
Weight:   624g
ISBN:   9780691157672
ISBN 10:   0691157677
Pages:   280
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Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Primary ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Russell Bonduriansky is professor of evolutionary biology at the University of New South Wales in Australia. Troy Day is a professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics and the Department of Biology at Queen's University in Canada. His books include Biocalculus and A Biologist's Guide to Mathematical Modeling in Ecology and Evolution (Princeton).

Reviews for Extended Heredity: A New Understanding of Inheritance and Evolution

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 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


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