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Human evolutionary genetics

"Now in full color, this new edition of Human evolutionary genetics has been brought up-to-date with the many advances and discoveries made since the publication of the highly regarded first edition. The focus of the book is human genetic diversity: the mechanisms that generate it, how we study it, its implications in evolution, and its implications today. It will be an invaluable resource for anyone studying human evolution, genetic variation, population genetics, and biological anthropology"-- Provided by publisher
Print Book, English, 2014
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Garland Science, New York, 2014
xviii, 670 pages : color illustrations, color maps, color charts ; 28 cm
9780815341482, 0815341482
829099073
An introduction to human evolutionary genetics
Organization and inheritance of the human genome
Human genome variation
Finding and assaying genome diversity
Processes shaping diversity
Making inferences from diversity
Humans as apes
What genetic changes have made us human?
Origins of modern humans
The distribution of diversity
The colonization of the old world and Australia
Agricultural expansions
Into new-found lands
What happens when populations meet
Understanding the past, present, and future of phenotypic variation
Evolutionary insights into simple genetic diseases
Evolution and complex diseases
Identity and identification
Revised edition of: Human evolutionary genetics / Mark A. Jobling, Matthew Hurles, Chris Tyler-Smith. c2004