{"product_id":"extended-heredity-russell-bonduriansky-9780691157672","title":"Extended Heredity: A New Understanding of Inheritance and Evolution","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow genes are not the only basis of heredity--and what this means for evolution, human life, and disease\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 \u003ci\u003eExtended Heredity\u003c\/i\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. On 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy examining the history of the gene-centered view in modern biology and reassessing fundamental tenets of evolutionary theory, Bonduriansky and Day show that nongenetic inheritance--involving epigenetic, environmental, behavioral, and cultural factors--could play an important role in evolution. The discovery of nongenetic inheritance therefore has major implications for key questions in evolutionary biology, as well as human health. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eExtended Heredity\u003c\/i\u003e reappraises long-held ideas and opens the door to a new understanding of inheritance and evolution.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Russell Bonduriansky, Troy Day\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691157677\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691157672\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/10\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.40w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2018","brand":"Russell Bonduriansky","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43925619310847,"sku":"9780691157672","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_620db70d-78b8-489f-acdb-b8a2a9c6054d.jpg?v=1681078345","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/extended-heredity-russell-bonduriansky-9780691157672","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}