Description: Beyond DNA by Benjamin Oldroyd In this highly accessible book, packed with instructive examples, Benjamin Oldroyd explains how a greater appreciation of the role of epigenetics is helping to solve a multitude of previously intractable problems in evolutionary biology. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Uncover how a new approach to epigenetics affects the basis for our understanding of evolutionary biology.Beyond DNA is a journey through uncharted territory, advancing new ways of thinking about evolution and adaptation. For nearly a hundred years evolutionary biologists have understood that evolution proceeds by substituting better genes for less good ones. But consensus is growing that this is not the whole story- geneticists are now revealing that spores, sperm, pollen and ova are packed with personalised genetic information that plays an important role in offspring development and has lifelong effects. This epigenetic - or extra-genetic -inheritance therefore makes significant contributions to evolutionary processes.In this highly accessible book, packed with instructive examples, Benjamin Oldroyd explains how a greater appreciation of the role of epigenetics is helping to solve a multitude of previously intractable problems in evolutionary biology - puzzles as varied as why invasive plants and animals can rapidly adapt to changes in their environment, how worker bees and queen bees can develop from the same egg, and why cancer becomes more common as we age.Beyond DNA concisely explains the mechanisms that underlie epigenetics, shows how epigenetic processes can lead to adaptation, and speculates on meaty issues such as the role that epigenetics plays in human health and happiness. Author Biography Benjamin Oldroyd is Emeritus Professor of Behavioural Genetics at the University of Sydney. In 2020 Oldroyd was a resident fellow at the Institute of Advanced Studies in Berlin, from where he edited a special issue of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London on epigenetics and evolution and wrote this book. Oldroyd is an experimental scientist who has published more than 300 scientific papers, mostly on honey bees and their evolution. Details ISBN0522878865 Author Benjamin Oldroyd Publisher Melbourne University Press Year 2023 ISBN-13 9780522878868 Format Paperback Publication Date 2023-09-12 Imprint Melbourne University Press Subtitle How Epigenetics is Transforming our Understanding of Evolution Place of Publication Carlton Country of Publication Australia AU Release Date 2023-09-12 ISBN-10 0522878865 UK Release Date 2023-09-12 Audience General DEWEY 576.8 Pages 304 NZ Release Date 2023-09-11 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:144823301;
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