ArticlePhilosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences2020
Different perspectives on non-genetic inheritance illustrate the versatile utility of the Price equation in evolutionary biology.
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- A generalised approach to the study and understanding of adaptive evolution.Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society · 2023Article
- How is epigenetics predicted to contribute to climate change adaptation? What evidence do we need?Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2021Article
- Fifty years of the Price equation.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2020Article
- Cytoplasmic inheritance of parent-offspring cell structure in the clonal diatom Cyclotella meneghiniana.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2016Article
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Abstract
The diversity of genetic and non-genetic processes that make offspring resemble their parents are increasingly well understood. In addition to genetic inheritance, parent-offspring similarity is affected by epigenetic, behavioural and cultural mechanisms that collectively can be referred to as non-genetic inheritance. Given the generality of the Price equation as a description of evolutionary change, is it not surprising that the Price equation has been adopted to model the evolutionary implications of non-genetic inheritance. In this paper, we briefly introduce the heredity perspectives on which those models rely, discuss the extent to which these perspectives make different assumptions and place different emphases on the roles of heredity and development in evolution, and the types of empirical research programmes they motivate. The existence of multiple perspectives and explanatory aims highlight, on the one hand, the versatility of the Price equation and, on the other hand, the importance of understanding how heredity and development can be conceptualized in evolutionary studies. This article is part of the theme issue 'Fifty years of the Price equation'.
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