A genetic and cultural odyssey : the life and work of L. Luca Cavalli-Sforza /

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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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Stone, Linda, 1947-
Other Authors: Lurquin, Paul F.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, 2005.
Subjects:
Cavalli-Sforza, L. L. > (Luigi Luca), > 1922-2018.
Cavalli-Sforza, L. L. > (Luigi Luca), > 1922-2018
Geneticists > California > Biography.
Population genetics.
Ethnology.
Genetics, Population
Anthropology, Cultural
Généticiens > Californie > Biographies.
Génétique des populations.
Ethnologie.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Genetics & Genomics.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Science & Technology.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Biology.
Population genetics
Ethnology
Geneticists
California
Biography
Biographies
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; 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.

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