{"product_id":"extended-heredity-by-russell-bonduriansky-9780691157672","title":"Extended Heredity","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow genes are not the only basis of heredity—and what this means for evolution, human life, and disease.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor much of the twentieth century, it was assumed that genes alone mediate the transmission of biological information across generations and provide the raw material for natural selection. In \u003cem\u003eExtended Heredity\u003c\/em\u003e, leading evolutionary biologists Russell Bonduriansky and Troy Day challenge this premise. Drawing on the latest research, they demonstrate that what happens during our lifetimes—and even our grandparents' and great-grandparents' lifetimes—can influence the features of our descendants.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn the basis of these discoveries, Bonduriansky and Day develop an extended concept of heredity that upends ideas about how traits can and cannot be transmitted across generations. By examining the history of the gene-centred view in modern biology and reassessing fundamental tenets of evolutionary theory, Bonduriansky and Day show that non-genetic inheritance—involving epigenetic, environmental, behavioural, and cultural factors—could play an important role in evolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe discovery of non-genetic inheritance therefore has major implications for key questions in evolutionary biology, as well as human health. \u003cem\u003eExtended Heredity\u003c\/em\u003e reappraises long-held ideas and opens the door to a new understanding of inheritance and evolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"NewSouth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46854513426668,"sku":"9780691157672","price":83.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/552f06c2b6e30d3633ef9b42ff4ce685.jpg?v=1759269329","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/extended-heredity-by-russell-bonduriansky-9780691157672","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}