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Biological transmission is viewed through a physiological lens, focusing on diverse mechanisms. This perspective highlights how these evolved processes are crucial for inheritance and evolution across generations.

Keywords:

Evolutionary dynamics Extended inheritance Inheritance Non-genetic transmission Physiological perspective Strategy of endogenization Transmission mechanisms

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Area of Science:

Evolutionary Biology
Physiology
Genetics

Background:

Traditional studies of biological transmission often focus on transmitted factors (genes, etc.).
A physiological perspective offers a complementary view by examining the mechanisms facilitating transmission.

Purpose of the Study:

To provide an overview of biological transmission diversity from a physiological standpoint.
To analyze transmission mechanisms, considering their structural, dynamical, and functional aspects.
To understand what is transmitted across generations, how, and why.

Main Methods:

Adopting a physiological perspective to analyze biological transmission.
Examining transmission mechanisms across organisms' life cycles.
Integrating structural, dynamical, and functional features of these mechanisms.

Main Results:

Biological transmission is conceptualized as networks of heterogeneous physiological mechanisms.
These mechanisms are not limited to direct transmission pathways.
Transmission mechanisms are identified as key elements in evolutionary processes.

Conclusions:

Transmission mechanisms are both necessary for and a result of evolution.
A strategy of endogenization is proposed to view transmission and inheritance as evolved physiological mechanisms.
This approach emphasizes the dynamic and evolved nature of biological inheritance.