Monday, June 20, 2011

Beyond DNA: integrating inclusive inheritance into an extended theory of evolution

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Beyond DNA: integrating inclusive inheritance into an extended theory of evolution


Nature Reviews Genetics 12, 475 (2011).
doi:10.1038/nrg3028


Authors: Étienne Danchin, Anne Charmantier, Frances A. Champagne, Alex Mesoudi, Benoit Pujol & Simon Blanchet


Many biologists are calling for an 'extended evolutionary synthesis' that would 'modernize the modern synthesis' of evolution. Biological information is typically considered as being transmitted across generations by the DNA sequence alone, but accumulating evidence indicates that both genetic and non-genetic inheritance, and the interactions


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