Human population genetics

Introductory guide to human population genetics and microevolutionary theory. Providing an introduction to mathematical population genetics, Human Population Genetics gives basic background on the mechanisms of human microevolution. This text combines mathematics, biology, and anthropology and is best suited for advanced undergraduate and graduate study. Thorough and accessible, Human Population Genetics presents concepts and methods of population genetics specific to human population study, utilizing uncomplicated mathematics like high school algebra and basic concepts of probability to explain.

Cover; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright; Foreword; Preface; What are We Doing Here?; Format and Organization of the Book; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Genetic, Mathematical, and Anthropological Background; 1.1 The Scope of Population Genetics; 1.2 Genetics Background; 1.3 Principles of Probability; 1.4 The Anthropological Connection; 1.5 A Closing Thought; Chapter 2: Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium; 2.1 Genotype And Allele Frequencies; 2.2 What is Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium?; 2.3 The Mathematics of Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium; 2.4 Using Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium.

2.5 Extensions of Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium; 2.6 Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium and Evolution; 2.7 Summary; Appendix 2.1 Proof Showing How Allele Frequencies can be Computed from Genotype Frequencies; Appendix 2.2 Using the Chi-Square Statistic to Test for Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium; Chapter 3: Inbreeding; 3.1 Quantifying Inbreeding; 3.2 Population Genetics and Inbreeding; 3.3 Inbreeding in Human Populations; 3.4 Summary; Chapter 4: Mutation; 4.1 The Nature of Mutations; 4.2 Models of Mutation; 4.3 Mutational History and Anthropological Questions; 4.4 Summary.

Appendix 4.1 Use of A Recurrence Relation to Solve Iterative Equati…