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Population and organismal perspectives on trait origins (2020)

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Volume: 83
Pages: 101288

URI: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1369848619302031

DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsc.2020.101288

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Philosophy of biology Adaptation (biology) Inheritance Evolutionary developmental biology Controversies and disputes Natural selection

Some biologists and philosophers of biology claim selection can “create” novel traits. Others claim creativity is to be found only in development. I here endorse the former claim, but take seriously and address the concerns that underlie the latter. My discussion of these issues is informed by recent work that champions the “return of the organism” to mainstream evolutionary biology, and I suggest how population and organismal perspectives on trait origins can be reconciled.

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