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Human Population Genetics

Name: Human Population Genetics
Brand: Wiley-Blackwell
SKU: 9780470464670
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Contributors:

John H. Relethford

Publisher:

Wiley-Blackwell

Binding:

Paperback

Book Category:

Social Science, Science

Book Subcategory:

Anthropology, Life Sciences

Book Topic:

Physical, Genetics & Genomics

Series:

Foundation of Human Biology #5

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Release Date:

2012-03-27

ISBN 13:

9780470464670

Weight:

1.2 lbs

Size:

9.80 x 6.90 x 0.80 inches

Pages:

320

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Introductory guide to human population genetics and microevolutionary theory

Providing an introduction to mathematical population genetics, Human Population Genetics gives basic background on the mechanisms of human microevolution. This text combines mathematics, biology, and anthropology and is best suited for advanced undergraduate and graduate study.

Thorough and accessible, Human Population Genetics presents concepts and methods of population genetics specific to human population study, utilizing uncomplicated mathematics like high school algebra and basic concepts of probability to explain theories central to the field. By describing changes in the frequency of genetic variants from one generation to the next, this book hones in on the mathematical basis of evolutionary theory.

Human Population Genetics includes:

Helpful formulae for learning ease
Graphs and analogies that make basic points and relate the evolutionary process to mathematical ideas
Glossary terms marked in boldface within the book the first time they appear
In-text citations that act as reference points for further research
Exemplary case studies
Topics such as Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, inbreeding, mutation, genetic drift, natural selection, and gene flow

Human Population Genetics solidifies knowledge learned in introductory biological anthropology or biology courses and makes it applicable to genetic study.

NOTE: errata for the first edition can be found at the author's website: http: //employees.oneonta.edu/relethjh/HPG/errata.pdf

About the Author
Dr. John H. Relethford (Distinguished Teaching Professor) is a biological anthropologist who received his Ph.D. in anthropology in 1980 from the State University of New York at Albany. Dr. Relethford's major interests are in the fields of anthropological genetics, human variation, and modern human origins. Much of his research has focused on the reconstruction of history from patterns of modern biological variation. His past work has also included studies of migration, quantitative genetics, child growth, epidemiology, and aging. His current work focuses on two topics, the evolutionary history of Irish populations and the origin of modern humans.

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