Table 3.

Question asked by evolutionary theory and answers provided by DNC and extended inheritance.

questions in evolutionary theory	answers in evolutionary theory
(a) origin of a trait	new epigenetic and exogenetic resources for novelty and innovation developmental, self-organizing processes contribute to the emergence of novel phenotypes
(b) spread of a trait	organisms or their parental generation co-construct a developmental environment which contribute in the production of adaptive variations
(c) maintenance of a trait	processes that create and recreate species-specific environment
(d) modification of a trait	ecologically open transgenerational transmission of exogenetic resources
(e) reliable reproduction of trait	transgenerational stability through the reliable availability of necessary developmental resources through multiple mechanisms of reproduction or transmission of developmental resources developmental control of heredity
origin of species and species diversity	see mechanisms supporting (a) and (d)