Developmental plasticity, evolution and the origins of disease [electronic resource] / Mary Jane West-Eberhard.
Material type: FilmSeries: Henry Stewart talksBiomedical & life sciences collection. Evolution and medicine: Publisher: London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2007Description: 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (31 min.) : color, sound)Subject(s): 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 | PhenotypeOnline resources: Click here to access online | SeriesAnimated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration.
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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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