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Darwin’s Pangenesis and Its Rediscovery Part B
Coordinator: Kumar Dhavendra
Language: EnglishKeywords
Blood transfusion; Brooks' Bud variation; Cancer metastasis; Cell theory; Circulating nucleic acids; Circulating tumour DNA; Darwin's pangenesis; Darwin; Darwinian synthesis; Darwinism and neo-Darwinism; de Vries' Dominance; Environmentally induced DNA changes; Extracellular vesicles; Galton's theory of heredity; Gemmule; Gemmules; Gene; Genetical theory; Genetics and evolution; Graft hybridization; Graft hybrids; Haeckel's perigenesis; Horizontal gene transfer; Hybridization; Inheritance and non-inheritance of mutilation; Inheritance and variation; Inherited diseases; intracellular pangenesis; Lamarckian inheritance of acquired characters; law of heredity; Lysenkoism; Medical genetics; Mendel; Mentor-grafting; Michurin; Mobile RNAs; Modern synthesis; Organ transposition; Pangen; Prepotency; Prions; Regeneration; Reversion or atavism; RNA-Mediated inheritance; Ross's graft theory of diseases; Small RNAs; Symbiogenesis; Telegony; The inheritance of acquired characters; Transplantation; Weismann's continuity of the germ-plasm; Xenia
152 p. · 15x22.8 cm · Hardback
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Darwin?s Pangenesis and its Rediscovery Part B explores Darwin's Pangenesis, an expanded cell theory and unified theory of heredity and variation from over 150 years ago that strengthened his theory of evolution and explained many phenomena of life. Now, new discoveries on circulating DNA, mobile RNAs, prions and extracellular vesicles are providing striking evidence for the chemical existence of Darwin?s imaginary gemmules. In addition, new evidence for the inheritance of acquired characters, graft hybridization, and many other phenomena that Pangenesis supposedly explains are progressing, and are hence explored in this comprehensive volume.
Specific chapters in this new volume include Darwin and Mendel: The Historical Connection, Darwin?s Pangenesis and Graft Hybridization, Darwin?s Pangenesis and Medical Genetics, Darwin?s Pangenesis and Certain Anomalous Phenomena, and Natural Selection and Pangenesis: The Darwinian Synthesis.
1. Darwin and Mendel: The Historical Connection Yongsheng Liu 2. Darwin’s Pangenesis and Graft Hybridization Yongsheng Liu 3. Darwin’s Pangenesis and Medical Genetics Yongsheng Liu 4. Darwin’s Pangenesis and Certain Anomalous Phenomen Yongsheng Liu 5. Natural Selection and Pangenesis: The Darwinian Synthesis of Evolution and Genetics Yongsheng Liu
The scope and audience for this volume includes scholars, researchers and students of genetics, cell biology, evolutionary biology, developmental biology, agriculture, medicine and the history of science.
Professor Dhavendra Kumar is a Visiting Professor, Genomic Policy Unit, Faculty of Life Sciences and Education, The University of South Wales and Consultant in Clinical Genetics at the University Hospital of Wales, Institute of Medical Genetics, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom. He is one of the Consultants for the All Wales Medical Genetics Service and the lead Clinician for Clinical Cardiovascular Genetics. After qualifying in Medicine from the King George’s Medical College, University of Lucknow, India, he completed postgraduate training in Pediatrics with an MD. Since 1980 he has pursued a career in Medical Genetics in the UK. In 1990 he became a Diplomate of the American Board of Medical Genetics. He is a Fellow of the American College of Medical Genetics (FACMG) and as well as Royal Colleges of Physicians (FRCP-London and FRCP-Ireland) and Pediatrics and Child Health (FRCPCH-UK).
In 2015, he was conferred with the higher degree of DSc by his Alma Mater, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow (UP, India) based on his life-time contributions and achievements to genetic and genomic applications in medicine and health.
- Presents the only book on Darwin’s Pangenesis, an expanded cell theory and a unified theory of heredity, variation, development and reproduction
- Highlights Darwin’s tremendous contributions to genetics, as well as Mendel’s legacy and limitations
- Includes sections on Darwin's Pangenesis in relation to graft hybridization, medical genetics, evolutionary theory, along with many other updates