{"product_id":"epigenetics-9780520267091","title":"Epigenetics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIlluminating the processes and patterns that link genotype to phenotype, this title 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Eloquent, comprehensive, and insightful.\" -- Marcelo R. Sanchez-Villagra Evolution \u0026amp; Development \"Epigenetics will go a long way towards making the reader re-evaluate any ideas that the evolution of variation is purely due to small genetic change.\" -- Brian Livingstone Linnean Society Biological Journal \"This book is an invaluable contribution for understanding the intricacies of evolutionary processes as well as for devising interventional approaches to enhance healthy life span in humans.\" -- Diddahally R Govindaraju Evolution: Education and Outreach\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEpigenetics:  Linking Genotype and Phenotype in Development and Evolution  1. Introduction: Emergent Properties and the Phenotype Hallgrimsson and Hall  Historical and Philosophical Foundations 2.  Historical Foundations Brian K. Hall  3. Heuristic Reductionism and the Relative Significance of Inheritance James Grisemer   Approaches to Epigenetics 4. Genomic imprinting Vett Lloyd  5. Methylation Mapping in Humans Christoph Grunau, Montpellier  6. Asexuality and Epigenetic Variation Root Gorelick, Manfred Laubichler and Rachel Massicotte  7. Preformation and the Humpty Dumpty Problem Ellie Larsen  8. A Principle of Developmental Inertia Allesandro Minelli   Epigenetics of Vertebrate Organ Development 9. Nervous System Development Carol Schuurmans  10. Morphogenesis of pigment patterns Lennart Olsson  11. Interactions of the Cardiac Neural Crest Margaret Kirby  12. Bone and Cartilage Development Tamara Franz-Odendaal  13. Muscle-Bone Interactions and the Development of Skeletal Phenotype Sue Herring  14. Apical Ectoderm in the Developing Vertebrate Limb Cooper, L.N, Armfield, B.A., J.G.M. Thewissen  15. Role of Skeletal Muscle in the Shaping of Organs, Tissues and Cell Fate Choices Boris Kablar  Epigenetics in Evolution and Disease 16. Integration, Complexity and Evolvability of the Head Dan Lieberman  17. Epigenetic interactions: The developmental route to functional integration             Miriam Leah Zelditcha and Donald L. Swiderski  18. Epigenetic Contributions to Adaptive Radiation  Susan Foster  19. Learning, Developmental Plasticity, and the Rate of Morphological Evolution Rich Palmer and Chris Neufeld  20. Epigenetics: Adaptation or Contingency Thomas Hansen  21. Dysmorphology Joan Richtsmeier  22. Human Disease Peter Gluckman  23. Epigenetics: The Context of Development Hallgrimsson and Hall","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402848444759,"sku":"9780520267091","price":67.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520267091.jpg?v=1730481672","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/epigenetics-9780520267091","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}