Evolution in Four Dimensions: Genetic, Epigenetic, Behavioral, and Symbolic Variation in the History of Life

Eva Jablonka, Marion J Lamb, Anna Zeligowski (Illustrator)

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Abstract

"After discussing each of the four inheritance systems in detail, Jablonka and Lamb "put Humpty Dumpty together again" by showing how all of these systems interact."--Jacket. "In Evolution in Four Dimensions Eva Jablonka and Marion Lamb argue that there is more to heredity than genes. They trace four "dimensions" in evolution - four inheritance systems that play a role in evolution: genetic, epigenetic (or non-DNA cellular transmission of traits), behavioral, and symbolic (transmission through language and other forms of symbolic communication). These systems, they argue, can all provide variations on which natural selection can act. Evolution in Four Dimensions offers a richer, more complex view of evolution than the gene-based, one-dimensional view held by many today. The new synthesis advanced by Jablonka and Lamb makes clear that induced and acquired changes also play a role in evolution."
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationCambridge, Mass.
PublisherMIT Press
Number of pages462
ISBN (Electronic)0262276089, 0262600692, 1423729455, 9780262101073, 9780262276085, 9780262600699, 9781423729457
ISBN (Print)0262101076
StatePublished - 2005

Publication series

NameLife and mind
PublisherMIT Press

ULI Keywords

  • uli
  • Evolution (Biology)
  • Animal evolution
  • Animals -- Evolution
  • Biological evolution
  • Darwinism -- Evolution (Biology)
  • Evolutionary biology
  • Evolutionary science
  • Origin of species
  • Species, Origin of

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