Genomic Diversity: Applications in Human Population Genetics (1999)
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- Synopsis
- One of the major themes of human population genetics is assaying genetic variation in human populations. The ultimate goal of this objective is to understand the extent of genetic diversity and the use of this knowledge to reconstruct our evolutionary history. The discipline had undergone a revolutionary transition with the advent of molecular techniques in the 1980s. With this shift, statistical methods have also been developed to perceive the biological and molecular basis of human genetic variation. Using the new perspectives gained during the above transition, this volume describes the applications of molecular markers spanning the autosomal, Y-chromosomal and mitochondrial genome in the analysis of human diversity in contemporary populations. This is the first reference book of its kind to bring together data from these diverse sets of markers for understanding evolutionary histories and relationships of modern humans in a single volume.
- Copyright:
- 1999
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- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781461542636
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780306462955
- Publisher:
- Springer US
- Date of Addition:
- 01/15/21
- Copyrighted By:
- Springer-Verlag Wien 2012
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Science, Social Studies, Medicine
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- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
- Edited by:
- Surinder Singh Papiha
- Edited by:
- Ranjan Deka
- Edited by:
- Ranajit Chakraborty
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