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Population Genetics A Concise Guide

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ISBN-10: 0801880092

ISBN-13: 9780801880094

Edition: 2nd 2004 (Guide (Instructor's))

Authors: 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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Book details

List price: $40.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication date: 8/6/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 232
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.902
Language: English

John H. Gillespie is a professor of evolution at the University of California, Davis.

List of Figures
Preface
Genetic Variation
DNA variation in Drosophila
Loci and alleles
Genotype and allele frequencies
The Hardy-Weinberg law
Answers to problems
Genetic Drift
A first look at genetic drift
The decay of heterozygosity
Mutation and drift
Molecular evolution
The neutral theory
The coalescent
The effective size of a population
Another model of genetic drift
The stationary distribution
Is genetic drift important in evolution?
Answers to problems
Natural Selection
The fundamental model
Relative fitness
Three kinds of selection
Mutation-selection balance
Genetic load
The heterozygous effects of alleles
Changing environments
The stationary distribution
Selection and drift
Molecular evolution
Answers to problems
Two-Locus Dynamics
Linkage disequilibrium
Two-locus selection
Genetic draft
Answers to problems
Nonrandom Mating
Generalized Hardy-Weinberg
Identity by descent
Inbreeding
The evolution of selfing
Subdivision
Answers to problems
Quantitative Genetics
Correlation between relatives
Response to selection
Evolutionary quantitative genetics
Dominance
The intensity of selection
Answers to problems
The Evolutionary Advantage of Sex
Genetic segregation
Crossing-over
Muller's ratchet
Kondrashov's hatchet
Answers to problems
Mathematical Necessities
Probability
Bibliography
Index
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