Extended Heredity

Bonduriansky, Russell & Troy Day

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Author
Bonduriansky, Russell & Troy Day
Publish Date
20200414
Subtitle
A New Understanding of Inheritance and Evolution
Book Type
Paperback
Number of Pages
304
Publisher Name
9
ISBN-10
0691204144
ISBN-13
9780691204147
citemno
231273
SKU
9780691204147

Description

There is much more to heredity than genes

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. Yet, it's now clear that genes are not the only basis of heredity. In Extended Heredity, evolutionary biologists Russell Bonduriansky and Troy Day explore the latest research showing that what happens during our lifetimes―and even our parents' and grandparents' lifetimes―can influence the features of our descendants. Based on this evidence, Bonduriansky and Day develop an extended concept of heredity that upends ideas about how traits can and cannot be transmitted across generations, opening the door to a new understanding of inheritance, evolution, and even human health.