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Human Population Genetics.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: New York Academy of Sciences SeriesPublisher: Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2012Copyright date: ©2012Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (310 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781118181638
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Human Population GeneticsDDC classification:
  • 599.93/5
LOC classification:
  • GN289 .R45 2012
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- HUMAN POPULATIONGENETICS -- CONTENTS -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1 GENETIC, MATHEMATICAL, AND ANTHROPOLOGICALBACKGROUND -- I. The Scope of Population Genetics -- II. Genetics Background -- III. Principles of Probability -- IV. The Anthropological Connection -- V. A Closing Thought -- 2 HARDY-WEINBERG EQUILIBRIUM -- I. Genotype and Allele Frequencies -- II. What is Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium? -- III. The Mathematics of Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium -- IV. Using Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium -- V. Extensions of Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium -- VI. Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium and Evolution -- VII. Summary -- 3 INBREEDING -- I. Quantifying Inbreeding -- II. Population Genetics and Inbreeding -- III. Inbreeding in Human Populations -- IV. Summary -- 4 MUTATION -- I. The Nature of Mutations -- II. Models of Mutation -- III. Mutational History and Anthropological Questions -- IV. Summary -- 5 GENETIC DRIFT -- I. What is Genetic Drift? -- II. Genetic Drift and Population Size -- III. Effects on Genetic Variation -- IV. Mutation and Genetic Drift -- V. Coalescent Theory -- VI. Summary -- 6 MODELS OF NATURAL SELECTION -- I. How Does Natural Selection Work? -- II. A General Model of Natural Selection -- III. Types of Natural Selection -- IV. Other Aspects of Selection -- V. Summary -- 7 NATURAL SELECTION IN HUMAN POPULATIONS -- I. Case Studies of Natural Selection in Human Populations -- II. Are Humans Still Evolving? -- III. Summary -- 8 GENE FLOW -- I. The Evolutionary Impact of Gene Flow -- II. Models of Gene Flow -- III. Gene Flow and Genetic Drift -- IV. Estimating Admixture in Human Populations -- V. Summary -- 9 HUMAN POPULATION STRUCTURE AND HISTORY -- I. Case Studies of Human Population Structure -- II. The Origin of Modern Humans -- III. Case Studies of Population Origins -- IV. Summary -- Glossary -- References -- Index.
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Intro -- HUMAN POPULATIONGENETICS -- CONTENTS -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1 GENETIC, MATHEMATICAL, AND ANTHROPOLOGICALBACKGROUND -- I. The Scope of Population Genetics -- II. Genetics Background -- III. Principles of Probability -- IV. The Anthropological Connection -- V. A Closing Thought -- 2 HARDY-WEINBERG EQUILIBRIUM -- I. Genotype and Allele Frequencies -- II. What is Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium? -- III. The Mathematics of Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium -- IV. Using Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium -- V. Extensions of Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium -- VI. Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium and Evolution -- VII. Summary -- 3 INBREEDING -- I. Quantifying Inbreeding -- II. Population Genetics and Inbreeding -- III. Inbreeding in Human Populations -- IV. Summary -- 4 MUTATION -- I. The Nature of Mutations -- II. Models of Mutation -- III. Mutational History and Anthropological Questions -- IV. Summary -- 5 GENETIC DRIFT -- I. What is Genetic Drift? -- II. Genetic Drift and Population Size -- III. Effects on Genetic Variation -- IV. Mutation and Genetic Drift -- V. Coalescent Theory -- VI. Summary -- 6 MODELS OF NATURAL SELECTION -- I. How Does Natural Selection Work? -- II. A General Model of Natural Selection -- III. Types of Natural Selection -- IV. Other Aspects of Selection -- V. Summary -- 7 NATURAL SELECTION IN HUMAN POPULATIONS -- I. Case Studies of Natural Selection in Human Populations -- II. Are Humans Still Evolving? -- III. Summary -- 8 GENE FLOW -- I. The Evolutionary Impact of Gene Flow -- II. Models of Gene Flow -- III. Gene Flow and Genetic Drift -- IV. Estimating Admixture in Human Populations -- V. Summary -- 9 HUMAN POPULATION STRUCTURE AND HISTORY -- I. Case Studies of Human Population Structure -- II. The Origin of Modern Humans -- III. Case Studies of Population Origins -- IV. Summary -- Glossary -- References -- Index.

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