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Epigenetic Processes and Evolution of Life

Autor Jana Švorcová, Anton Markoš
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 mar 2021
The book covers the possible story of emergence of life and its subsequent evolution, emphasizing the necessary evolutionary step negotiation of a common "language set" which kept all inhabitants in the biosphere together, ensuring a basic level of understanding among them. The book focuses on "protocols of communication" (both genetic and epigenetic) representing norms shared and understood across the whole biosphere, enabling a plethora of holobiotic relationships. Cooperative nature of organismal evolution and epigenetic processes as a major force in evolution are also covered. Topics discussed are illustrated in detail on selected casuistics.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780367780524
ISBN-10: 0367780526
Pagini: 240
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.34 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: CRC Press
Colecția CRC Press
Locul publicării:Boca Raton, United States

Cuprins

Introduction




The Manifold of Prebiotic Evolution


Preconditions


Metabolism First


Replicators’ – Code first




Life from Nonlife: Establishing Rules and Codes


Proteins


‘Universal Cell’


Life Is


Pillars and itinerary of the biosphere


Biospheric games




Towards a New Manifold: The Biosphere


Dating Life’s Appearance


Origins: Biosphere LUCA


Reconstructing the Past, Making Sense of the Present




Concepts of Heredity and Theories of Evolution


Descent with Modification


J. B. Lamarck


After Lamarck: Organic Memory


Experimental Embryology


Units of Heredity


The Age of DNA


Modern Synthesis


Evolutionary Developmental Biology


Phylotypic Stage


Modularity


The Rise of Epigenetics


Phenotypic Plasticity


Organistic System Approach


The "Phenotype First" Approach


Niche Construction


Philosophical Approaches


Philosophical Turnoff on Causality




New Dimensions of Diversity


On Digital


Shaping DNA


Proteins


The Hairball


Targeted Epimutations


Combing the Shapes of Nucleic Acids


Protein Modularity


Unrooted in the Norm yet Faithful to It










Information Boom


Quorum Sensing


Signal Transduction


Chance, Necessity, and Gratuity


Processing and Responding


Simplexity




Morphogenesis


The Tradition of the New


Multicellularity


Phylotype again


Transgenerational Epigenetic Inheritance


Biased Mutations




Evolution by Cooperation: Communication between Different Lineages of Life


On Lichens, Squids, and Coral Bleaching


Protists


Intracellular Symbiosis in Multicellular Organisms


Mycorrhiza


Bacterial Consortia


Mimetic Rings




I, Holobiont


Human Holobiont


Variation in Microbiome Within Individuals


Colonization Determinants


Functions of Microbiome


Fecal Transplants


Holobiont as a Unit of Selection


Criticism




Life as interpretation


The Nine-Word Game


Species as Cultures


References










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Notă biografică

Anton Markoš (1949), is a biologist at the Charles University in Prague, Czechia (department of philosophy and history of science). He works and teaches cell biology, theoretical and evolutionary biology. His books in English are Readers of the Book of Life (2002) and (with co-authors) Life as Its Own Designer (2009). Recently published papers include subjects such as in epigenetics, biosemiotics, language metaphor of life, and morphogenesis of bacterial colonies.




Jana Švorcová (1982) studied both philosophy and theoretical and evolutionary biology at Charles University, and currently works at the same department as Anton Markoš, her former supervisor. Švorcová teaches theoretical biology and publishes papers concerning non-genetic inheritance, evo-devo and philosophy of biology.

Recenzii

"Markoš and Švorcová (Charles Univ., Czech Republic) offer a highly engaging exploration of phenotypic and developmental patterns across diverse biological lineages. The volume's extensive sets of citations will be useful for readers who wish to read more about specific biological examples".

Descriere

This book covers the possible story of emergence of life and its subsequent evolution, emphasizing the necessary evolutionary step – negotiation of a common “language set” which kept all inhabitants in biosphere together, ensuring a basic level of understanding among them.