The Fourth Edition of Genetics of Populations is the most current, comprehensive, and accessible introduction to the field for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, and researchers in genetics, evolution, conservation, and related fields. In the past several years, interest in the application of population genetics principles to new molecular data has increased greatly, and Dr. Hedrick's new edition exemplifies his commitment to keeping pace with this dynamic area of study. Reorganized to allow students to focus more sharply on key material, the Fourth Edition integrates coverage of theoretical issues with a clear presentation of experimental population genetics and empirical data. Drawing examples from both recent and classic studies, and using a variety of organisms to illustrate the vast developments of population genetics, this text provides students and researchers with the most comprehensive resource in the field.
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A complete, up-to-date text book on population genetics,
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This review is from: Genetics of Populations (Hardcover)
This text-book deals with population genetic theory in great detail, without loosing sight of the basics. This makes it a good introduction in population genetics as well as a complete reference work. With chapters on evolutionairy and quantative genetics and numerous examples this book describes the state of the art in population genetic research. Compared to Hartl and Clark's Introduction to Population Genetics, Genetics of Populations is more detailed and more clearly structured. Overall an excellent book.
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A complete, up-to-date text book on population genetics,
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This review is from: Genetics of Populations (Hardcover)
This text-book deals with population genetic theory in great detail, without loosing sight of the basics. This makes it a good introduction in population genetics as well as a complete reference work. With chapters on evolutionairy and quantative genetics and numerous examples this book describes the state of the art in population genetic research. Compared to Hartl and Clark's Principles of Population Genetics, Genetics of Populations is more detailed and more clearly structured. Overall an excellent book.
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A superbly presented and comprehensive introduction,
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This review is from: Genetics of Populations (Biological Science (Jones and Bartlett)) (Hardcover)
A superbly presented and comprehensive introduction to population genetics as one of the fundamental underlying principles and processes of the evolutionary process, Genetics Of Populations is now published in a newly updated and significantly revised third edition. Author Philip W. Hedrick (Arizona State University) integrates theoretical issues with a clear and acceptable presentation of experimental population genetics with empirical data providing students and researchers with one of the most articulate and up-to-date texts available. Features new to this latest addition is a focus on data from genome projects that compare population samples to identify patterns of genetic diversity and genes that have been under selection. All of the individual chapters have been completely updated with the latest examples and approaches in this rapidly evolving field of study. Of special value for curriculum development are the new and updated tables, chapter exercises, end-of-chapter problems, art, photographs, featured researchers, extensive bibliography, and detailed index. Highly recommended.
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Population genetics is a field that has had periods of great interest and growth and other periods in which there was less innovation and fewer new contributions. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
red wolf ancestry, equilibrium homozygosity, overall effective population size, multilocus selection, mutation accumulation lines, basic selection model, observed genotype proportions, fitness array, equilibrium heterozygosity, detrimental mutants, different effective population sizes, seed gene flow, captive endangered species, detrimental variants, hybrid litters, sampled alleles, pollen gene flow, detrimental alleles, partial selfing, host allele, light alleles, equilibrium allele frequency, relatedness estimates, gamete frequencies, backward mutation rate Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Generation Figure, Monte Carlo, Hardy Weinberg, Lake Saimaa, North America, Maynard Smith, Thomas Jefferson, Sewall Wright, Tiburon Island, Finn Dorset, Hopi Indians, National Research Council, Nature Publishing Group, Old World, Sally Hemmings, Burkina Faso, Ronald Goldman, African American, Banks Island, Courtesy of Nature, Richard Lewontin, World Trade Center, British Columbia, Caldy Common New!
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Population genetics is a field that has had periods of great interest and growth and other periods in which there was less innovation and fewer new contributions. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
red wolf ancestry, equilibrium homozygosity, overall effective population size, multilocus selection, mutation accumulation lines, basic selection model, observed genotype proportions, fitness array, equilibrium heterozygosity, detrimental mutants, different effective population sizes, seed gene flow, captive endangered species, detrimental variants, hybrid litters, sampled alleles, pollen gene flow, detrimental alleles, partial selfing, host allele, light alleles, equilibrium allele frequency, relatedness estimates, gamete frequencies, backward mutation rate Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Generation Figure, Monte Carlo, Hardy Weinberg, Lake Saimaa, North America, Maynard Smith, Thomas Jefferson, Sewall Wright, Tiburon Island, Finn Dorset, Hopi Indians, National Research Council, Nature Publishing Group, Old World, Sally Hemmings, Burkina Faso, Ronald Goldman, African American, Banks Island, Courtesy of Nature, Richard Lewontin, World Trade Center, British Columbia, Caldy Common New!
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- Handbook of Statistical Genetics (2 Volume Set) by David J. Balding on 4 pages
- Mendelian Inheritance in Man: Catalogs of Autosomal Dominant, Autosomal Recessive, and X-Linked Phenotypes by Dr. Victor A. McKusick MD on page 362, page 391, and Back Matter
- On the Origin of Species (Penguin Classics) by Charles Darwin on page 28, and Back Matter
- Population Biology: Ecological and Evolutionary Viewpoints by K. Wohrmann in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Population Biology by Philip W. Hedrick in Front Matter, and Back Matter
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