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Epigenetic principles of evolution / Nelson R. Cabej.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Elsevier insightsPublication details: Amsterdam : Elsevier, c2012.Description: xlii, 804 p. : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780124158313
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 576.8 23 C114
Contents:
Pt. 1. Epigenetic basis of metazoan heredity -- pt. 2. Neural-developmental premises of evolutionary adaptation -- pt. 3. Epigenetics of circumevolutionary phenomena and the mechanism of the evolutionary change -- pt. 4. Epigenetics of metazoan evolution.
Summary: Deals with the causal basis of evolution from an epigenetic view. By revealing the epigenetic user of the genetic toolkit, this book demonstrates the primacy of epigenetic mechanisms and epigenetic information in generating evolutionary novelties.
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Includes bibliographical references.

Pt. 1. Epigenetic basis of metazoan heredity --
pt. 2. Neural-developmental premises of evolutionary adaptation -- pt. 3. Epigenetics of circumevolutionary phenomena and the mechanism of the evolutionary change --
pt. 4. Epigenetics of metazoan evolution.

Deals with the causal basis of evolution from an epigenetic view. By revealing the epigenetic user of the genetic toolkit, this book demonstrates the primacy of epigenetic mechanisms and epigenetic information in generating evolutionary novelties.

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