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基本説明
Unites physiology with evolutionary developmental biology and epigenetics.
Full Description
This is the first and only book, so far, to deal 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.The author convincingly supports his theory with a host of examples from the most varied fields of biology, by emphasizing changes in developmental pathways as the basic source of evolutionary change in metazoans.
Contents
IntroductionPart 1: Epigenetic Basis of Metazoan HeredityControl Systems and Determination of Phenotypic Traits in MetazoansNeural Manipulation of Gene ExpressionEpigenetic Control of ReproductionEpigenetic Control of Early Development Neural Control of Postphylotypic DevelopmentThe Epigenetic System of Heredity - An OutlinePart 2: Neural-Developmental Premises of Evolutionary AdaptationEvolution and Stress Responses to Changes in EnvironmentBehavioral Adaptation to Changed Conditions of LivingOntology: The Workshop of Evolutionary ChangeIntragenerational Developmental PlasticityPart 3: Epigenetics of Circumevolutionary Phenomena and the Mechansim of the Evolutionary ChangeTransgenerational Developmental Plasticity - An Epitome of Evolutionary ChangeEvolution of Metazoans and Their Control SystemPart 4: Epigenetics of Metazoan EvolutionOrigins of Evolutionary NoveltyEvolution by LossEvolution by Reverting to Ancestral CharactersNeural Crest-Determined Evolutionary NoveltiesEvolutionary Convergences: The Trend Toward Sameness in Metazoan EvolutionSpecies and Allopatric SpeciaitionEpigentics of Sympatric Speciation - Speciation as a Mechanism of Evolution
