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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP1094004
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
The mechanisms and fitness consequences of nongenetic inheritance. For many decades, it was assumed that parents influence the characteristics of their offspring almost exclusively through the genes that they transmit, and this assumption forms the basis of modern genetics and evolutionary theory. However, it is becoming increasing clear that parents can also influence their offspring in many other ways, and that such 'nongenetic inheritance' can allow for the transmission of environmental influences across generations. Accumulating evidence suggests that nongenetic inheritance plays a crucial role in heritable diseases, and theory suggests that it can influence evolution. Following up on intriguing preliminary findings, this project will investigate the mechanisms and consequences of nongenetic inheritance.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 08-2010
End Date: 07-2013
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $295,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Life Histories (Incl. Population Ecology) | Genetics | Genetic Development (Incl. Sex Determination) | Ecology And Evolution Not Elsewhere Classified
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Biological sciences | Inherited diseases (incl. gene therapy) | Global climate change adaptation measures |
