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A Genetic and Cultural Odyssey : The Life and Work of L. Luca Cavalli-Sforza /

Drawing links between genetic and cultural development, Cavalli-Sforza developed groundbreaking techniques to trace the evolution of Homo sapiens and the origins of human differentiation, in addition to his earlier work in bacterial genetics. He is also the founder of the Human Genome Diversity Proj...

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Autor principal: Stone, Linda (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2005]
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  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1. Science and Society, Genes and Culture
  • Chapter 2. From Medicine to Bacterial Genetics (1943-1960)
  • Chapter 3. The Shift to Human Populations (1952-1970)
  • Chapter 4. Excursions into Human Culture (1970-)
  • Chapter 5. Genes, Languages, and Human Prehistory (1970-)
  • Chapter 6. On to DNA Polymorphisms and the Y Chromosome (1984-)
  • Chapter 7. The Human Genome Diversity Project (1991- )
  • Chapter 8. The Legacy
  • Glossary
  • References
  • Index