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- Epigenetics enhances the variation in traits, which influences how genes and culture evolve together.
- It helps synchronize the different rates of genetic and cultural evolution by providing a broader understanding of phenotypic changes.
- The dual inheritance model proposed by Uchiyama et al. could be improved by including epigenetic factors for better insights into these evolutionary processes.
Article Abstract
Epigenetics impacts gene-culture coevolution by amplifying phenotypic variation, including clustering, and bridging the difference in timescales between genetic and cultural evolution. The dual inheritance model described by Uchiyama et al. could be modified to provide greater explanatory power by incorporating epigenetic effects.
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