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Human Population Genetics
Series: Foundation of Human Biology
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This book is best suited to advanced undergraduate and graduate students studying biological anthropology, human biology, human genetics, or human evolution. It serves both those new to the quantitative aspects of evolutionary genetics and those seeking to apply introductory biological knowledge to genetic study.
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See moreHuman Population Genetics will provide an introduction to mathematical population genetics, along with relevant examples from human (and some non-human primate) populations, and will also present concepts and methods of population genetics that are specific to the study of human populations.
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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
Series: Foundation of Human Biology
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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...Paperback$17899Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks
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The Quarterly Review of Biology praises the book as a superb attempt to simplify the basics of population genetics for readers with limited evolutionary theory backgrounds and quantitative apprehensions. The American Journal of Physical Anthropology commends it as an accessible and welcome addition for both students and instructors, recommending it as a primary or adjunct text for anthropological genetics and related courses.
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ISBN: 9780470464670
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 13 April 2012
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Audience: Tertiary education
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Spine width: 18.0mm
Width: 179.0mm
Height: 254.0mm
Weight: 544g
Pages: 324
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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