Open AccessA role for epigenetic inheritance in modern evolutionary theory? A comment in response to Dickins and Rahman
Author(s) -
Catherine M. Suter,
Dario Boffelli,
David I. K. Martin
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
proceedings of the royal society b biological sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.342
H-Index - 253
eISSN - 1471-2954
pISSN - 0962-8452
DOI - 10.1098/rspb.2013.0903
Subject(s) - inheritance (genetic algorithm) , epigenetics , evolutionary biology , evolutionary theory , biology , genetics , epistemology , philosophy , gene
In taking issue with the idea of soft inheritance and an ‘extended evolutionary synthesis’, Dickins & Rahman [[1][1]] have questioned the ability of epigenetic systems to act as direct mediators of inheritance. At the heart of Dickins & Rahman's argument is the idea that epigenetic states are
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