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Human population genetics / John H. Relethford

By: Material type: TextSeries: Foundations of human biologyPublication details: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.Description: xi, 296 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9780470464670
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 599.93'5 R279h 2012 20
LOC classification:
  • CIR GN 289 R45 2012
Contents:
Cover; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright; Foreword; Preface; What are We Doing Here?; Format and Organization of the Book; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Genetic, Mathematical, and Anthropological Background; 1.1 The Scope of Population Genetics; 1.2 Genetics Background; 1.3 Principles of Probability; 1.4 The Anthropological Connection; 1.5 A Closing Thought; Chapter 2: Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium; 2.1 Genotype And Allele Frequencies; 2.2 What is Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium?; 2.3 The Mathematics of Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium; 2.4 Using Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium. 2.5 Extensions of Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium; 2.6 Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium and Evolution; 2.7 Summary; Appendix 2.1 Proof Showing How Allele Frequencies can be Computed from Genotype Frequencies; Appendix 2.2 Using the Chi-Square Statistic to Test for Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium; Chapter 3: Inbreeding; 3.1 Quantifying Inbreeding; 3.2 Population Genetics and Inbreeding; 3.3 Inbreeding in Human Populations; 3.4 Summary; Chapter 4: Mutation; 4.1 The Nature of Mutations; 4.2 Models of Mutation; 4.3 Mutational History and Anthropological Questions; 4.4 Summary. Appendix 4.1 Use of A Recurrence Relation to Solve Iterative Equations; Chapter 5: Genetic Drift; 5.1 What is Genetic Drift?; 5.2 Genetic Drift and Population Size; 5.3 Effects on Genetic Variation; 5.4 Mutation and Genetic Drift; 5.5 Coalescent Theory; 5.6 Summary; Appendix 5.1 Decay of Heterozygosity Over Time Due to Genetic Drift; Appendix 5.2 Expected Heterozygosity at Equilibrium in the Infinite Alleles Model; Appendix 5.3 Computation of Nucleotide Diversity; Chapter 6: Models of Natural Selection; 6.1 How Does Natural Selection Work?; 6.2 A General Model of Natural Selection. 6.3 Types of Natural Selection; 6.4 Other Aspects of Selection; 6.5 Summary; Appendix 6.1 Derivation of the Amount of Change in Allele Frequencies per Generation for A General Model of Natural Selection; Appendix 6.2 Derivation of Formulas for Selection against the Recessive Homozygote; Appendix 6.3 Derivation of Formulas for Selection Against Dominant Alleles; Appendix 6.4 Derivation of Formulas for Selection with Codominant Alleles; Appendix 6.5 Derivation of Formulas for Selection Against the Heterozygote; Appendix 6.6 Derivation of Formulas for Selection for the Heterozygote. Appendix 6.7 Calculus-Based Derivation of the Equilibrium Allele Frequency under Selection for the Heterozygote; Appendix 6.8 Mutation-Selection Equilibrium under Selection Against A Recessive Allele; Appendix 6.9 Mutation-Selection Equilibrium under Selection Against A Dominant Allele; Chapter 7: Natural Selection In Human Populations; 7.1 Case Studies of Natural Selection in Human Populations; 7.2 Are Humans Still Evolving?; 7.3 Summary; Chapter 8: Gene Flow; 8.1 The Evolutionary Impact of Gene Flow; 8.2 Models of Gene Flow; 8.3 Gene Flow and Genetic Drift. 8.4 Estimating Admixture in Human Populations.
Summary: "Human 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. The purpose of this book is to provide a basic background text for advanced undergraduate and graduate students interesting in the mechanisms of human microevolution"-- Provided by publisher
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-278) index


Cover; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright; Foreword; Preface; What are We Doing Here?; Format and Organization of the Book; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Genetic, Mathematical, and Anthropological Background; 1.1 The Scope of Population Genetics; 1.2 Genetics Background; 1.3 Principles of Probability; 1.4 The Anthropological Connection; 1.5 A Closing Thought; Chapter 2: Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium; 2.1 Genotype And Allele Frequencies; 2.2 What is Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium?; 2.3 The Mathematics of Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium; 2.4 Using Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium.
2.5 Extensions of Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium; 2.6 Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium and Evolution; 2.7 Summary; Appendix 2.1 Proof Showing How Allele Frequencies can be Computed from Genotype Frequencies; Appendix 2.2 Using the Chi-Square Statistic to Test for Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium; Chapter 3: Inbreeding; 3.1 Quantifying Inbreeding; 3.2 Population Genetics and Inbreeding; 3.3 Inbreeding in Human Populations; 3.4 Summary; Chapter 4: Mutation; 4.1 The Nature of Mutations; 4.2 Models of Mutation; 4.3 Mutational History and Anthropological Questions; 4.4 Summary.
Appendix 4.1 Use of A Recurrence Relation to Solve Iterative Equations; Chapter 5: Genetic Drift; 5.1 What is Genetic Drift?; 5.2 Genetic Drift and Population Size; 5.3 Effects on Genetic Variation; 5.4 Mutation and Genetic Drift; 5.5 Coalescent Theory; 5.6 Summary; Appendix 5.1 Decay of Heterozygosity Over Time Due to Genetic Drift; Appendix 5.2 Expected Heterozygosity at Equilibrium in the Infinite Alleles Model; Appendix 5.3 Computation of Nucleotide Diversity; Chapter 6: Models of Natural Selection; 6.1 How Does Natural Selection Work?; 6.2 A General Model of Natural Selection.
6.3 Types of Natural Selection; 6.4 Other Aspects of Selection; 6.5 Summary; Appendix 6.1 Derivation of the Amount of Change in Allele Frequencies per Generation for A General Model of Natural Selection; Appendix 6.2 Derivation of Formulas for Selection against the Recessive Homozygote; Appendix 6.3 Derivation of Formulas for Selection Against Dominant Alleles; Appendix 6.4 Derivation of Formulas for Selection with Codominant Alleles; Appendix 6.5 Derivation of Formulas for Selection Against the Heterozygote; Appendix 6.6 Derivation of Formulas for Selection for the Heterozygote.
Appendix 6.7 Calculus-Based Derivation of the Equilibrium Allele Frequency under Selection for the Heterozygote; Appendix 6.8 Mutation-Selection Equilibrium under Selection Against A Recessive Allele; Appendix 6.9 Mutation-Selection Equilibrium under Selection Against A Dominant Allele; Chapter 7: Natural Selection In Human Populations; 7.1 Case Studies of Natural Selection in Human Populations; 7.2 Are Humans Still Evolving?; 7.3 Summary; Chapter 8: Gene Flow; 8.1 The Evolutionary Impact of Gene Flow; 8.2 Models of Gene Flow; 8.3 Gene Flow and Genetic Drift.
8.4 Estimating Admixture in Human Populations.

"Human 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. The purpose of this book is to provide a basic background text for advanced undergraduate and graduate students interesting in the mechanisms of human microevolution"-- Provided by publisher

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