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Non-genetic inheritance bridges physiology and evolution, challenging the separation of these fields. This concept redefines phenotypic plasticity as a multi-scale phenomenon, integrating individual and population-level processes.

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Area of Science:

  • Integrative Biology
  • Evolutionary Physiology
  • Developmental Biology

Background:

  • Physiology and evolutionary biology have historically been treated as separate disciplines.
  • The prevailing hypothesis suggested that physiological and evolutionary processes could be decoupled.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To challenge the separation of physiology and evolutionary biology.
  • To propose a framework where non-genetic inheritance couples physiological and evolutionary processes.
  • To redefine phenotypic plasticity as a multi-scale concept.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis integrating non-genetic inheritance into evolutionary theory.
  • Re-evaluation of the concept of phenotypic plasticity.
  • Proposal of inclusive inheritance as a quantitative bridge.

Main Results:

  • Non-genetic inheritance dissolves the frontier between physiology and evolution.
  • A continuum exists between phenotypic plasticity (accommodation) and natural selection (adaptation).
  • Phenotypic plasticity should be viewed as a multi-scale concept.

Conclusions:

  • Inclusive inheritance offers a quantitative method to link infra-individual (physiology) and supra-individual (evolution) approaches.
  • This framework facilitates the development of an inclusive evolutionary synthesis.
  • Non-genetic inheritance is crucial for understanding the interplay between physiological and evolutionary change.