Somatic Selection and Adaptive Evolution: On the Inheritance of Acquired Characters

Steele, E. J.

ISBN 10: 0226771636 / ISBN 13: 9780226771632

Published by University Of Chicago Press, 1981

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Somatic Selection and Adaptive Evolution: On the Inheritance of Acquired Characters
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Publication Date: 1981
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0226771636
• ISBN 13: 9780226771632
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Book Type: book

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Synopsis

If the thesis advanced in this book can be corroborated by experiments currently being carried out in a number of laboratories around the world, it will signify an intellectual revolution and a landmark in the history of science. E. J. Steele here suggests that on the basis of his own immunological research, the theory originally put forward by Lamarck 170 years ago and subsequently rejected—the notion that organisms may transmit charactersacquired in their lifetimes to their offspring—may in fact be right. In the new postscript to the second edition, Steele presents his latest findings and replies to the enormous body of criticism his research has engendered.

Synopsis

Argues that organisms can transmit some acquired characteristics to their offspring, and speculates on the genetic future of human beings.