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- Title
The genome as a developmental organ.
- Authors
Lamm, Ehud
- Abstract
This paper applies the conceptual toolkit of Evolutionary Developmental Biology (evo-devo) to the evolution of the genome and the role of the genome in organism development. This challenges both the Modern Evolutionary Synthesis, the dominant view in evolutionary theory for much of the 20th century, and the typically unreflective analysis of heredity by evo-devo. First, the history of the marginalization of applying system-thinking to the genome is described. Next, the suggested framework is presented. Finally, its application to the evolution of genome modularity, the evolution of induced mutations, the junk DNA versus ENCODE debate, the role of drift in genome evolution, and the relationship between genome dynamics and symbiosis with microorganisms are briefly discussed.
- Subjects
GENOMICS; DEVELOPMENTAL biology; DNA synthesis; HEREDITY; ENCODE Project; SYMBIOSIS
- Publication
Journal of Physiology, 2014, Vol 592, Issue 11, p2283
- ISSN
0022-3751
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1113/jphysiol.2014.271734