Human Evolutionary Genetics

About this book

Now in full color, this new edition of Human Evolutionary Genetics has been brought up-to-date with the many advances and discoveries made since the publication of the highly regarded first edition. The focus of Human Evolutionary Genetics is human genetic diversity: the mechanisms that generate it, how we study it, its implications in evolution, and its implications today. It will be an invaluable resource for anyone studying human evolution, genetic variation, population genetics, and biological anthropology.

Contents

1. An Introduction to Human Evolutionary Genetics

Section I: How Do We Study Genetic Variation?
2. Organization and Inheritance of the Human Genome
3. Human Genome Variation
4. Finding and Assaying Genome Diversity

Section II: How Do We Interpret Genetic Variation?
5. Processes Shaping Diversity
6. Making Inferences from Diversity

Section III: Where and When Did Humans Originate?
7. Humans as Apes
8. What Genetic Changes Have Made Us Human?
9. Origins of Modern Humans

Section IV: How Did Humans Colonize the World?
10. The Distribution of Diversity
11. The Colonization of the Old World And Australia
12. Agricultural Expansions
13. Into New Found Lands
14. What Happens When Populations Meet?

Section V: How Is An Evolutionary Perspective Helpful?
15. How Is An Evolutionary Perspective Useful?
16. Evolutionary Insights into Simple Genetic Diseases
17. Evolution and Complex Diseases
18. Identity and Identification

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