West-Eberhard, Mary Jane.

Developmental plasticity, evolution and the origins of disease [electronic resource] / Mary Jane West-Eberhard. - London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2007. - 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (31 min.) : color, sound). - Evolution and medicine : how new applications advance research and practice, 2056-452X . - Henry Stewart talks. Biomedical & life sciences collection. Evolution and medicine. .

Animated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration. Title from title frames.

Contents: Developmental plasticity -- Genes and environment in development -- Adaptive developmental decisions and their betrayal if conditions change -- Phenotypic accommodation -- Multiple pathways -- Myth of single gene control -- Blueprints and programs as false metaphors -- Cross-generational continuity of the phenotype -- Origins of novel phenotypes including disease.

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1535 Henry Stewart Talks


Adaptation (Biology)
Developmental biology.
Diseases--Causes and theories of causation.
Evolution (Biology)
Evolutionary genetics.
Genotype-environment interaction.
Human evolution.
Phenotypic plasticity.
Adaptation, Physiological--genetics.
Adaptation, Physiological--physiology.
Biological Evolution.
Developmental Biology.
Environment.
Gene-Environment Interaction.
Phenotype.
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