A companion to anthropological genetics / edited by Dennis H. O'Rourke.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

O'Rourke, Dennis H., editor literario.

Series:

Blackwell companions to anthropology ; 33.

Blackwell companions to anthropology ; 33

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 recurso en liña (491 páxinas).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, New Jersey ; Oxford, England : Wiley Blackwell, 2019.

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.

Contents:

History and evolution of anthropological genetics / Michael H. Crawford

The ethics of genetic ancestry testing / Nanibaa' A. Garrison and Jessica D. Bardill

Community oriented research and the future of anthropological genetics / Ripan S. Malhi

Calibrating the clock / Murray P. Cox

Primate genomics and phylogenetics / Christopher A. Schmitt and Omer Gokcumen

The Neanderthals and Denisovan genomes / Sloan R. Williams

Evaluating correspondence in phenotypic variation, genetic diversity, geography, and environmental factors / Noreen von Cramon-Taubadel

Simulating human demographic processes and patterns of genetic variation / Aida T. Miro-Herrans

Human population structure and history / John H. Relethford

Regional patterns of variation : concepts and applications / Graciela S. Cabana

Genetic variation and the colonization of Eurasia / Toomas Kivisild

Homo sapiens dispersal and the peopling of the Americas / Rafael Bisso-Machado and Nelson Jurandi Rosa Fagundes

Ancient DNA and bioarchaeology / Jennifer Raff

Tempo of recent human evolution / Michael Weight and Henry Harpending

Natural selection and adaptation to extreme environments : high latitudes and altitudes / Abigail Bigham

Sensory polymorphisms and dietary adaptation / Carrie C. Veilleux

The evolution of the human pigmentation phenotype / Heather L. Norton

Anthropological genetics and growth and development / Bradford Towne, Ellen W. Demerath, and Stefan A. Czerwinski

Epigenetics and human variation / Amy L. Non and Zaneta M. Thayer

The primate immune system : a survey of innate and acquired immune genes / Leslie A Knapp and Nicole S. Torosin

Genetics, evolutionary medicine and the evolution of human pathogens / Amanda VanSteelandt and Anne C. Stone.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781118768983

1118768981

9781118769195

1118769198

9781118768853

111876885X

OCLC:

1089126337