Epigenetics: linking genotype and phenotype in development and evolution.

Hallgrimsson, Benedikt and Brian K. Hall.

ISBN 10: 0520267095 / ISBN 13: 9780520267091

Published by Berkeley: University of California Press, 2011., 2011

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Octavo, laminated boards,460 pp.,black and white photographs, text illustrations. Illuminating the processes and patterns that link genotype to phenotype, this book seeks to explain features, characters, and developmental mechanisms that can only be understood in terms of interactions that arise above the level of the gene. With chapters written by leading authorities, this volume offers a broad integrative survey of epigenetics. Approaching this complex subject from a variety of perspectives, it presents a broad, historically grounded view that demonstrates the utility of this approach for understanding complex biological systems in development, disease, and evolution. Chapters cover such topics as morphogenesis and organ formation, conceptual foundations, and cell differentiation, and together demonstrate that the integration of epigenetics into mainstream developmental biology is essential for answering fundamental questions about how phenotypic traits are produced.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Epigenetics: linking genotype and phenotype in development and evolution.
• Publisher: Berkeley: University of California Press, 2011.
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0520267095
• ISBN 13: 9780520267091
• Binding: Hardcover

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Synopsis

Illuminating the processes and patterns that link genotype to phenotype, epigenetics seeks to explain features, characters, and developmental mechanisms that can only be understood in terms of interactions that arise above the level of the gene. With chapters written by leading authorities, this volume offers a broad integrative survey of epigenetics. Approaching this complex subject from a variety of perspectives, it presents a broad, historically grounded view that demonstrates the utility of this approach for understanding complex biological systems in development, disease, and evolution. Chapters cover such topics as morphogenesis and organ formation, conceptual foundations, and cell differentiation, and together demonstrate that the integration of epigenetics into mainstream developmental biology is essential for answering fundamental questions about how phenotypic traits are produced.

About the Author

Benedikt Hallgrimsson, Professor in the Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy at the University of Calgary, is coeditor of Variation: A Central Concept in Biology and of Advanced Imaging in Biology and Medicine: Technology, Software Environments, Applications. Brian K. Hall is University Research Professor Emeritus at Dalhousie University. His latest book is Evolution: Principles and Processes.