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Diversity, perhaps the most prominent aspect of life, is consistent with the Darwinian theory of evolution, the result of random mutation. Yet the diversity of cells and tissues during the development of a single animal (even though the genetic make-up of all cells of an organism is constant) obviously cannot be attributed to random mutations. While the Lamarckian concept of species development is not considered as a valid explanation of evolution, it may offer clues about the origin of diversity in the development of many cells that make up a single organism.

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Mostafavi-Abdolmaleky, H., Glatt, S.J., Tsuang, M.T. (2011). Epigenetics in Psychiatry. In: Roach, H., Bronner, F., Oreffo, R. (eds) Epigenetic Aspects of Chronic Diseases. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-644-1_11

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