Evolvability as the proper focus of evolutionary developmental biology
Evolvability as the proper focus of evolutionary developmental biology
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1525-142x.2007.00176.x
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发表时间：
2007-07-01
影响因子：
2.9
通讯作者：
Hallgrimsson, Benedikt
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作者：
Hendrikse, Jesse Love;Parsons, Trish Elizabeth;Hallgrimsson, Benedikt
在进化发育生物学的标签下进行的研究往往围绕着一些核心问题，如模块化，整合和渠道化。然而，随着这一领域的发展，越来越难以界定其核心问题以及与更广泛的进化问题的关系。我们认为，这些核心问题的进化-发育获得他们的货币从连接到一个中心问题，定义领域，我们提出，这个中心问题是关于演化的性质。然而，并非所有的研究，目前进行的标签下的“进化-发育”谈到这一重点关注。因此，本文的目的是为进化发育生物学的核心问题提出一个精确的表述。
Research conducted under the label of evolutionary developmental biology has tended to revolve around a few central issues such as modularity, integration, and canalization. Yet, as the field has grown, it has become increasingly difficult to define in terms of its central question and relation to broader evolutionary concerns. We argue that these central issues of evo-devo gain their currency from connections to a central question that defines the field, and we propose that this central question is about the nature of evolvability. However, not all research currently carried out under the label of "evo-devo" speaks to this focal concern. The aim of this article is therefore to argue for a precise formulation of evolutionary developmental biology's core question.