Description: Further DetailsTitle: Beyond DNACondition: NewFormat: PaperbackSubtitle: How Epigenetics is Transforming our Understanding of EvolutionEAN: 9780522878868ISBN: 9780522878868Publisher: Melbourne University PressRelease Date: 09/12/2023Description: 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.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: AUItem Height: 233mmItem Length: 154mmItem Width: 24mmItem Weight: 372gAuthor: Benjamin OldroydGenre: Science Nature & MathRelease Year: 2023 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: Beyond DNA
Title: Beyond DNA
Subtitle: How Epigenetics is Transforming our Understanding of Evolution
EAN: 9780522878868
ISBN: 9780522878868
Release Date: 09/12/2023
Release Year: 2023
Country/Region of Manufacture: AU
Genre: Science Nature & Math
Number of Pages: 304 Pages
Publication Name: Beyond D N A : How Epigenetics Is Transforming Our Understanding of Evolution
Language: English
Publisher: Melbourne University Publishing
Subject: Life Sciences / Evolution, Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics
Publication Year: 2023
Item Height: 0.9 in
Item Weight: 13.1 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Benjamin Oldroyd
Subject Area: Science
Item Length: 9.2 in
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Uk-Trade Paper
