Bonduriansky, Russell
Extended Heredity
- ISBN 13:
- 9780691157672
- author:
- Bonduriansky, Russell
- format:
- HardBack
- publisher:
- Princeton University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2018
- Pages:
- 280
- Dimensions:
- 23.88 x 16.26 x 2.79 centimetres
- Genre:
- Science, Biology, Molecular,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Extended Heredity: A New Understanding of Inheritance and Evolution challenges the traditional view that genes alone determine heredity. Leading evolutionary biologists Russell Bonduriansky and Troy Day argue that environmental, behavioral, and cultural factors can also play a significant role in shaping traits across generations.
The authors examine the history of gene-centered views in modern biology and reassess fundamental tenets of evolutionary theory to propose an extended concept of heredity. This new understanding has major implications for key questions in evolutionary biology and human health, opening up new avenues for research and discovery.
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