Epigenetic Processes and Evolution of Life

Download or read book Epigenetic Processes and Evolution of Life written by Jana Švorcová and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2019-01-15 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book covers the possible story of emergence of life and its subsequent evolution, emphasizing the necessary evolutionary step negotiation of a common "language set" which kept all inhabitants in the biosphere together, ensuring a basic level of understanding among them. The book focuses on "protocols of communication" (both genetic and epigenetic) representing norms shared and understood across the whole biosphere, enabling a plethora of holobiotic relationships. Cooperative nature of organismal evolution and epigenetic processes as a major force in evolution are also covered. Topics discussed are illustrated in detail on selected casuistics.