Article ID: CBB220831022

Conserving Functions across Generations: Heredity in Light of Biological Organization (2022)

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We develop a conceptual framework that connects biological heredity and organization. We refer to heredity as the cross-generation conservation of functional elements, defined as constraints subject to organizational closure. While hereditary objects are functional constituents of biological systems, any other entity that is stable across generations—and possibly involved in the recurrence of phenotypes—belongs to their environment. The central outcome of the organizational perspective consists in extending the scope of heredity beyond the genetic domain without merging it with the broad category of cross-generation stability. After discussing some implications, we conclude with a reflection on the relationship between stability and variation.

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Authors & Contributors
Paul Gottlob Layer
Laura Nuño de la Rosa
Villegas, Cristina
Louis, Ard A.
Edge, Michael D.
Peter Nick
Concepts
Genetics
Biology
Philosophy of biology
Heredity
Variation (biology)
Evolution
Time Periods
19th century
20th century, late
20th century
21st century
20th century, early
18th century
Places
United States
Great Britain
Institutions
Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Md.)
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