The nature of nurture and the future of evodevo: toward a theory of developmental evolution.

doi:10.1093/icb/ics048

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The nature of nurture and the future of evodevo: toward a theory of developmental evolution.

Integrative and comparative biology - 1 Jul 2012

Moczek Armin P

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This essay has three parts. First, I posit that much research in contemporary evodevo remains steeped in a traditional framework that views traits and trait differences as being caused by genes and genetic variation, and the environment as providing an external context in which development and evolution unfold. Second, I discuss three attributes of organismal development and evolution, broadly applicable to all...

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Adaptation, Biological
Animals
Biological Evolution
Developmental Biology
Environment
Gene Expression Regulation
Genes
Genetic Variation
Genetics, Population
Phenotype
Quantitative Trait, Heritable
Selection, Genetic

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PMID: 22617162
DOI: 10.1093/icb/ics048

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