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Foreword | p. vii |
Preface | p. ix |
Genetic, Mathematical, and Anthropological Background | p. 1 |
The Scope of Population Genetics | p. 2 |
Genetics Background | p. 5 |
Principles of Probability | p. 14 |
The Anthropological Connection | p. 17 |
A Closing Thought | p. 21 |
Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium | p. 23 |
Genotype and Allele Frequencies | p. 24 |
What is Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium? | p. 30 |
The Mathematics of Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium | p. 31 |
Using Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium | p. 37 |
Extensions of Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium | p. 40 |
Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium and Evolution | p. 44 |
Summary | p. 45 |
Inbreeding | p. 49 |
Quantifying Inbreeding | p. 51 |
Population Genetics and Inbreeding | p. 62 |
Inbreeding in Human Populations | p. 65 |
Summary | p. 75 |
Mutation | p. 77 |
The Nature of Mutations | p. 77 |
Models of Mutation | p. 81 |
Mutational History and Anthropological Questions | p. 88 |
Summary | p. 96 |
Genetic Drift | p. 101 |
What is Genetic Drift? | p. 102 |
Genetic Drift and Population Size | p. 112 |
Effects on Genetic Variation | p. 120 |
Mutation and Genetic Drift | p. 121 |
Coalescent Theory | p. 125 |
Summary | p. 131 |
Models of Natural Selection | p. 139 |
How Does Natural Selection Work? | p. 140 |
A General Model of Natural Selection | p. 145 |
Types of Natural Selection | p. 147 |
Other Aspects of Selection | p. 160 |
Summary | p. 167 |
Natural Selection in Human Populations | p. 181 |
Case Studies of Natural Selection in Human Populations | p. 182 |
Are Humans Still Evolving? | p. 198 |
Summary | p. 203 |
Gene Flow | p. 205 |
The Evolutionary Impact of Gene Flow | p. 206 |
Models of Gene Flow | p. 208 |
Gene Flow and Genetic Drift | p. 213 |
Estimating Admixture in Human Populations | p. 226 |
Summary | p. 230 |
Human Population Structure and History | p. 237 |
Case Studies of Human Population Structure | p. 238 |
The Origin of Modern Humans | p. 242 |
Case Studies of Population Origins | p. 247 |
Summary | p. 255 |
Glossary | p. 257 |
References | p. 267 |
Index | p. 279 |
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