Epigenetic Inheritance and the Modern Evolutionary Synthesis

Qiaoying Lu

doi:10.47297/wspjhcWSP2515-469903.20230701

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Epigenetic Inheritance and the Modern Evolutionary Synthesis

Volume 7, Issue 1

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Epigenetic Inheritance and the Modern Evolutionary Synthesis
Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Peking University, Beijing
Vol. 7, Issue 1, Pages: 29-41(2023)
Published： 30 June 2023 ，
DOI：10.47297/wspjhcWSP2515-469903.20230701
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Lu Qiaoying.Epigenetic Inheritance and the Modern Evolutionary Synthesis[J].Journal of Human Cognition,2023,07(01):29-41.
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Lu Qiaoying.Epigenetic Inheritance and the Modern Evolutionary Synthesis[J].Journal of Human Cognition,2023,07(01):29-41. DOI： 10.47297/wspjhcWSP2515-469903.20230701.

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Abstract

Advocates of Extended Evolutionary Synthesis claim that the gene-centric framework of Modern Synthesis (MS) inadequately addresses epigenetics and extended heredity. Historically

epigenetic inheritance relates to Lamarck's inheritance of acquired characters

which was widely accepted before the dominance of MS. In this talk

I argue that the challenge posed by epigenetic inheritance to the gene-centric view arises partly from the ambiguous use of "gene

" "phenotype

" and "environment" concepts. A functional analysis of the gene concept played in the formal evolutionary models shows that the gene can include materials like exogenes

demonstrating the flexibility of evolutionary theory beyond the verbal MS. Properly understanding the evolutionary gene concept reveals that incorporating epigenetic inheritance does not demand a radical revision of the contemporary evolutionary theory.

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Gene-centric viewModern SynthesisEvolutionary GeneMolecular Gene

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