Different perspectives on non-genetic inheritance illustrate the versatile utility of the Price equation in evolutionary biology
(2020) In Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 375(1797).- 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... (More)
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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- Helanterä, Heikki and Uller, Tobias LU
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- publishing date
- 2020-03-09
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- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- development, evolutionary theory, George Price, inheritance, non-genetic inheritance, Price equation
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- Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
- volume
- 375
- issue
- 1797
- article number
- 20190366
- publisher
- Royal Society Publishing
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- pmid:32146886
- scopus:85081645613
- ISSN
- 1471-2970
- DOI
- 10.1098/rstb.2019.0366
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- English
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- yes
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- 718c3853-2b97-467a-bf04-573ddff66dcc
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- 2020-03-30 16:39:15
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abstract = {{<p>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'.</p>}},
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title = {{Different perspectives on non-genetic inheritance illustrate the versatile utility of the Price equation in evolutionary biology}},
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