| Description |
xviii, 220 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-211) and index. |
| Contents |
The baby with the baboon heart: why evolution still matters -- Why intelligent design is not science -- Negative selection and the neutral theory of molecular evolution -- Detecting positive selection -- Balancing selection and disease -- Finding our roots: did "Eve" know "Adam"? -- Who were the neanderthals? -- Are we the third chimpanzee? -- What are the genetic differences that made us human? -- Clicks, genes, and languages -- Who let the dogs in? the domestication of animals and plants -- Size matters: toward understanding the natural history of genomes. |
| Subject |
Evolutionary genetics.
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Evolutionary genetics. |
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Natural history.
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Natural history. |
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Molecular genetics.
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Molecular genetics. |
| ISBN |
9780195306750 cloth alkaline paper |
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0195306759 cloth alkaline paper |
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