Human Evolutionary Genetics

Human Evolutionary Genetics
ISBN-10
1317952251
ISBN-13
9781317952251
Category
Medical
Pages
650
Language
English
Published
2013-06-25
Publisher
Garland Science
Authors
Mark Jobling, Edward Hollox, Toomas Kivisild

Description

Human Evolutionary Genetics is a groundbreaking text which for the first time brings together molecular genetics and genomics to the study of the origins and movements of human populations. Starting with an overview of molecular genomics for the non-specialist (which can be a useful review for those with a more genetic background), the book shows h

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