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Format: 1 online resource (426 pages)

Edition: First edition.

ISBN: 9780443190520

Series Statement: Translational Epigenetics Series

Note: Front Cover -- On Epigenetics and Evolution -- On Epigenetics and Evolution: Translational Epigenetics -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- 1 - Epigenetics in evolution: State-of-the-art and future perspectives (Introductory chapter) -- Introduction -- A brief historical perspective on epigenetics -- Conceptual influences of epigenetics on evolutionary theories -- Epigenetics and speciation -- Challenges and future developments -- References -- 2 - The epigenetic system, evo-devo, and the Extended Evolutionary Synthesis -- Introduction -- A systems view of epigenetics -- Developmental epigenetics -- Environmental epigenetics -- Inheritance epigenetics -- Epigenetics in the Extended Evolutionary Synthesis -- Further implications -- References -- Further reading -- 3 - Epigenetics as a driver of adaptive evolution -- Introduction -- Ability of epigenetic mechanisms to produce phenotypic diversity -- Epigenetic mechanisms -- Stochastic and environmentally induced epimutations -- Epigenetic variation and associated phenotypic variation in natural populations -- Case studies with animals -- Case studies with plants -- Case studies with microorganisms -- Autonomy of epigenetic variation from genetic variation -- Stability, selectability, and fitness effects of epimutations and corresponding phenotypes -- Stability of epimutations and epialleles -- Selectability of epigenetically determined phenotypes -- Fitness changes in epigenetically determined phenotypes -- Transgenerational inheritance and genetic integration of epimutations and related phenotypes -- Transgenerational inheritance of epigenetic marks and associated phenotypes -- Integration of epigenetically determined phenotypes by the genome -- Different ways how epigenetics can contribute to adaptive evolution -- Stabilizing populations and reducing the risk of extinction. , Consolidating genetically caused change -- Triggering evolutionary change -- Synthesis and perspectives -- References -- 4 - Epigenetics as a mechanism for neutral and nearly neutral evolution -- Introduction -- Brief history of the neutral and the nearly neutral theories of evolution -- Epigenetics and human genome -- Genome accessibility and chromatin -- Discussion -- References -- 5 - Generational stability of epigenetic transgenerational inheritance and role of environmental epigenetics in evo ... -- Modern synthesis -- Epigenetic mechanisms -- Epigenetic transgenerational inheritance -- Evolution and epigenetic transgenerational inheritance -- Generational stability of epigenetic transgenerational inheritance -- Conclusion -- References -- 6 - Epigenetics and genotypic variation: A transposable elements' perspective -- Introduction -- Studying TE epigenetics: Between challenges and breakthroughs -- TEs as a source of genotypic variation through modulation of their epigenetic control -- Aging promotes TE mobilization through relaxation of their epigenetic control -- Epigenetic changes in diseases are associated with TE activity -- Environmental and genomic stress contribute to TE mobilization -- How does TE variation affect the epigenetic landscape? -- Intraspecific TE insertion polymorphisms can be linked to variation in chromatin accessibility -- Lineage-specific TE insertions highlight the complex relationship between genetic variation, epigenetic changes and genomic ... -- Evolutionary consequences of epigenetic regulation of TEs -- Conclusion -- References -- 7 - A pragmatist view of heredity: Putting epigenetics in its context -- Introduction -- The quest for inheritance -- An epistemological reformulation of inheritance -- Is pluralism justified? A meta-scientific problem -- A pragmatist view -- Conclusion -- References -- Further reading. , 8 - Epigenetics and the evolution and feralization of domestic animals -- Part 1: General overview -- Domestication-Definitions and history -- Feralization-Definitions and examples -- Genetics of domestication -- The domestication syndrome -- Epigenetics and domestication -- Part 2: Case studies -- Domestication of foxes and cross-species studies of gene expression -- Rewinding domestication of chickens -- Domestication of dogs -- Feralization of chickens -- Feralization of other species -- Pigs -- Rabbits -- Part 3: Mechanisms -- The relationship between evolution of mutations and epigenetics -- Genetic control of epigenetic variation -- Part 4: The synthesis -- The role of epigenetics in evolution as inferred from domestication and feralization -- References -- 9 - Role of epigenetic molecular mechanisms in insect evolutionary innovations -- Introduction -- Epigenetic molecular mechanisms in insects -- DNA methylation in insects -- Histone modifications in insects -- RNA epigenetics mechanisms -- Insect wings -- Insect metamorphosis -- Insect eusociality -- Pesticides and climate change effects -- Conclusions -- References -- Further reading -- 10 - Epigenetics in fish evolution -- Introduction -- Epigenetics in fish sex determination, differentiation, sex reversal, and sex change -- Epigenetics and sex determination -- Epigenetics and sex chromosome evolution -- Epigenetic and sex differentiation -- Epigenetics and sex change -- Epigenetics and sex reversal -- Epigenetics and evolutionary transitions among sexual systems -- Epigenetics, adaptive diversification, and speciation -- Genetics and epigenetics of speciation -- DNA methylation and the germline reprogramming of the epigenome -- Transposable elements-a hotbed for epigenetic variation and speciation? -- Other epigenetic mechanisms in speciation? -- What comes next?. , Fish evolution under domestication from an epigenetics perspective -- References -- 11 - Evolutionary implications of epigenetic inheritance of obesity in mammals -- Introduction: 21st-century cars do not fit in old parking slots -- Obesity: A rapidly emerging phenotype -- Epigenetic mechanisms in (polygenic) obesity -- Epigenetic inheritance of obesity -- Obesity under the scope of evolution -- Experimental models to study the evolutionary implications of the epigenetic inheritance of obesity -- Conclusion -- Coda: Red cars will fly (possibly) -- References -- 12 - The evolution of epigenetic mechanisms in plants -- Introduction -- DNA methylation -- Evolution of the DNA methylation machinery and its role -- Overview of DNA methylation pathways in plants -- Evolution of Dicer-like (DCLs) and Argonaute (AGOs) proteins -- The divergence of the DCL family -- The divergence of the DCL family -- AGOs expansion and divergence -- AGOs expansion and divergence -- DNA methyltransferases and demethylases in plants -- DNA methyltransferases and demethylases in plants -- Evolution of the RdDM pathway -- Evolution of the RdDM pathway -- Evolution of the role of DNA methylation -- Evolution of the role of DNA methylation -- Histone modifications in plants -- Histone acetylation -- Histone methylation -- H3K9 methylation -- H3K27 methylation -- H3K4 methylation -- H3K36 methylation -- Histone demethylases -- Histone variants -- Conclusion -- References -- 13 - Embodied cognition meets epigenetics: At the intersection of brain development and learning -- Introduction -- Epigenetics in cellular and cognitive memory -- Epigenetic memory in development and learning -- The molecular embodiment of spatial learning -- Learning as embodied development -- Conclusion -- References. , 14 - Responsive genome or environmental determinism?-How epigenetics resituates organism, environment, and society -- On the co-production of natural and social order -- Toward new notions of genomes and environments -- On the epigenization of mothering -- The return of the social milieu -- Race and racialization in epigenetic inquiry -- Conclusion -- References -- Further reading -- Index -- A -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- W -- Back Cover.

Additional Edition: Print version: Guerrero-Bosagna, Carlos M. On Epigenetics and Evolution San Diego : Elsevier Science & Technology,c2024 ISBN 9780443190513

Language: English