Human Population Genetics

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Relethford, John H.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2012.
Series:New York Academy of Sciences Ser.
Subjects:
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • HUMAN POPULATIONGENETICS
  • CONTENTS
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • 1 GENETIC, MATHEMATICAL, AND ANTHROPOLOGICALBACKGROUND
  • I. The Scope of Population Genetics
  • II. Genetics Background
  • III. Principles of Probability
  • IV. The Anthropological Connection
  • V. A Closing Thought
  • 2 HARDY-WEINBERG EQUILIBRIUM
  • I. Genotype and Allele Frequencies
  • II. What is Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium?
  • III. The Mathematics of Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium
  • IV. Using Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium
  • V. Extensions of Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium
  • VI. Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium and Evolution
  • VII. Summary
  • 3 INBREEDING
  • I. Quantifying Inbreeding
  • II. Population Genetics and Inbreeding
  • III. Inbreeding in Human Populations
  • IV. Summary
  • 4 MUTATION
  • I. The Nature of Mutations
  • II. Models of Mutation
  • III. Mutational History and Anthropological Questions
  • IV. Summary
  • 5 GENETIC DRIFT
  • I. What is Genetic Drift?
  • II. Genetic Drift and Population Size
  • III. Effects on Genetic Variation
  • IV. Mutation and Genetic Drift
  • V. Coalescent Theory
  • VI. Summary
  • 6 MODELS OF NATURAL SELECTION
  • I. How Does Natural Selection Work?
  • II. A General Model of Natural Selection
  • III. Types of Natural Selection
  • IV. Other Aspects of Selection
  • V. Summary
  • 7 NATURAL SELECTION IN HUMAN POPULATIONS
  • I. Case Studies of Natural Selection in Human Populations
  • II. Are Humans Still Evolving?
  • III. Summary
  • 8 GENE FLOW
  • I. The Evolutionary Impact of Gene Flow
  • II. Models of Gene Flow
  • III. Gene Flow and Genetic Drift
  • IV. Estimating Admixture in Human Populations
  • V. Summary
  • 9 HUMAN POPULATION STRUCTURE AND HISTORY
  • I. Case Studies of Human Population Structure
  • II. The Origin of Modern Humans
  • III. Case Studies of Population Origins
  • IV. Summary
  • Glossary
  • References
  • Index

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