Publication

1998 - The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Md, Maryland

Language

English

Word Count

43,500 words, Guess

Page Count

174 pages

Identifiers

and 7 more
  • LibraryThing379101
  • Library of Congress Control Number97019509
  • OCLC Control Number36817311
  • OCLC Control Number49569817
  • Better World Books9780801857546
  • Better World Books9780801857553
  • Open LibraryOL673418M

Classifications

  • DDC576.5/8
  • LCCQH455 .G565 1998
  • LCCQH455.G565 1998
and 1 more
  • LCCQH455 .G565 1998eb

Description

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.

First Sentence

Population geneticists spend most of their time doing one of two things: describing the genetic structure of populations or theorizing on the evolutionary forces acting on populations.

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  • Population geneticsThe Johns Hopkins University Press1998

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