An introduction to population genetics : theory and applications / Rasmus Nielsen, Montgomery Slatkin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nielsen, Rasmus, 1970-

Contributor:

Slatkin, Montgomery.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Population genetics.

Genetics, Population.

Gene Frequency--genetics.

Genetic Drift.

Models, Genetic.

Medical Subjects:

Genetics, Population.

Gene Frequency--genetics.

Genetic Drift.

Models, Genetic.

Physical Description:

xii, 287 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Sunderland, Mass. : Sinauer Associates, [2013]

Summary:

"A text for a one-semester course in population genetics. It introduces students to classical population genetics (in terms of allele and haplotype frequencies) and modern population genetics (in terms of coalescent theory). It presents numerous applications of population genetic methods to practical problems, including testing for natural selection, detecting genetic hitchhiking and inferring the history of populations"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Allele frequencies, genotype frequencies, and Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium

Genetic drift and mutation

Coalescence theory : relating theory to data

Population subdivision

Inferring population history and demography

Linkage disequilibrium and gene mapping

Selection I

Selection in a finite population

The neutral theory and tests of neutrality

Selection II : interaction and conflict

Quantitative genetics.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1605351539

9781605351537

OCLC:

818985652

Publisher Number:

99954714109