A companion to anthropological genetics /

A companion to anthropological genetics /

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Imprint:Hoboken, NJ, USA : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2019.
©2019
Description:xxiii, 464 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.
Language:English
Series:Blackwell companions to anthropology ; 33
Blackwell companions to anthropology ; 33.
Subject:
Human population genetics.
Physical anthropology.
Human evolution.
Human genetics.
Evolutionary genetics.
Demographic anthropology.
Human beings -- Migrations.
Anthropology, Physical.
Genetic Phenomena.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11858771
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Varying Form of Title:Anthropological genetics
Other authors / contributors:O'Rourke, Dennis H., editor.
ISBN:9781118768990
111876899X
9781118769195
9781118768983
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-443) and index.
Summary:"Like most academic disciplines, anthropological genetics experienced a long period of development and maturation, characterized by 'hybridization' between physical (biological) anthropology, human genetics, and molecular biology. The first acknowledgement, of which I'm aware, of anthropological genetics as a distinct academic field is in an article title (Assumption and Fact in Anthropological Genetics) by Derek Roberts in 1965. Thus, we have just recently passed the 50 year anniversary of the 'emergence' of the discipline. The real foundation of the field, however, is usually pinned to Crawford and Workman's seminal volume, Method and Theory in Anthropological Genetics, published 45 years ago this spring"--Provided by publisher.
Other form:Online version: Companion to anthropological genetics Hoboken, NJ, USA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2019 9781118769195
Table of Contents:
  • About the Editor
  • Notes on Contributors
  • Preface
  • Part I. Anthropological Genetics in Context
  • 1. History and Evolution of Anthropological Genetics
  • 2. The Ethics of Genetic Ancestry Testing
  • 3. Community-Oriented Research and the Future of Anthropological Genetics
  • Part II. Macroevolution and Phylogenetics
  • 4. Calibrating the Clock
  • 5. Primate Genomics and Phylogenetics
  • 6. The Neanderthal and Denisovan Genomes
  • 7. Evaluating Correspondence in Phenotypic Variation, Genetic Diversity, Geography, and Environmental Factors
  • 8. Simulating Human Demographic Processes and Patterns of Genetic Variation
  • Part III. Microevolution: Colonization, Dispersal, and Differentiation
  • 9. Human Population Structure and History
  • 10. Regional Patterns of Variation: Concepts and Applications
  • 11. Genetic Variation and the Colonization of Eurasia
  • 12. Homo sapiens Dispersal and the Peopling of the Americas
  • 13. Ancient DNA and Bioarcheology
  • Part IV. Human Adaptation: Natural Selection and Physiological Variation
  • 14. Tempo of Recent Human Evolution
  • 15. Natural Selection and Adaptation to Extreme Environments: High Latitudes and Altitudes
  • 16. Sensory Polymorphisms and Dietary Adaptation
  • 17. The Evolution of the Human Pigmentation Phenotype
  • 18. Anthropological Genetics and Growth and Development
  • 19. Epigenetics and Human Variation
  • Part V. Anthropology, Genetics, and the Evolution of Health and Disease
  • 20. The Primate Immune System: A Survey of Innate and Acquired Immune Genes
  • 21. Genetics, Evolutionary Medicine, and the Evolution of Human Pathogens
  • References
  • Index
For Manning Nash and Karl Heider in appreciation of their teaching in anthropology bookplate

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