Evolution of ontogeny

From: Mark Mills (mmills@htcomp.net)
Date: Sun Feb 04 2001 - 20:05:18 GMT

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Subject: Evolution of ontogeny
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    Getting back to Schlighting's classification scheme for phenotypic
    plasticity factors:
    1.genotype
    2.ontogeny
    3. environment

    There seems to be agreement that the 'genotype' evolves (classic definition
    of evolution is 'the change in gene pools'). What about 'ontogeny' and
    'environment'?

    Memetics hopes to provide a framework for cultural evolution, so is it fair
    to say most here think the environment evolves?

    What about ontogeny (the development cycle)? Does it evolve? The
    neural-meme may be an ontogenetic feature or developmental structure. Do
    these evolve?

    Mark

    http://www.htcomp.net/markmills

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