Population genetics

Population genetics: a concise guide

by Gillespie, John H.

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This concise introduction offers students and researchers an overview of the discipline that connects genetics and evolution. Addressing the theories behind population genetics and relevant empirical evidence, John Gillespie discusses genetic drift, natural selection, nonrandom mating, quantitative genetics, and the evolutionary advantage of sex. First published to wide acclaim in 1998, this brilliant primer has been updated to include new sections on molecular evolution, genetic drift, genetic…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Population genetics : a concise guide / John H. Gillespie.

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This concise introduction offers students and researchers an overview of the discipline that connects genetics and evolution. Addressing the theories behind population genetics and relevant empirical evidence, John Gillespie discusses genetic drift, natural selection, nonrandom mating, quantitative genetics, and the evolutionary advantage of sex. First published to wide acclaim in 1998, this brilliant primer has been updated to include new sections on molecular evolution, genetic drift, genetic load, the stationary distribution, and two-locus dynamics. This book is indispensable for students working in a laboratory setting or studying free-ranging populations.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2004.
  • Edition:2nd ed

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The Physical Object

  • Description:xiv, 214 pages : : illustrations ; : 23 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:0801880084, 9780801880087, 0801880092, 9780801880094
  • oclc:ocm54365647
  • LC Classification:QH455
  • Dewey Decimal:576.5/8

Table of Contents

Genetic variation -- Genetic drift -- Natural selection -- Two-locus dynamics -- Nonrandom mating -- Quantitative genetics -- The evolutionary advantage of sex -- Appendix A. Mathematical necessities -- Appendix B. Probability.

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