Human evolutionary genetics /

Other Authors: Jobling, Mark A.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Garland Science, Taylor & Francis Group, c2014.
Edition:2nd ed.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 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.