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1	The Seven Daughters of Eve: The Science That Reveals Our Genetic Ancestry more books like this by Bryan Sykes add to wishlist Offering a fascinating history of the world as revealed through genetics, a momentous scientific discovery reveals how all humans are descended from seven prehistoric women. see all copies from $2.97! new only from $7.96! \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Journey of Man: A Genetic Odyssey more books like this by Spencer Wells add to wishlist Around 60,000 years ago, a man - identical to us in all important respects - lived in Africa. Every person alive today is descended from him. How did this real-life Adam wind up father of us all? What happened to the descendants of other men who lived at the same time? And why, if modern humans share a single prehistoric ancestor, do we come in so ... see all copies from $3.70! new only from $8.53! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Why Some Like It Hot: Food, Genes, and Cultural Diversity more books like this by Gary Paul Nabhan add to wishlist In "Why Some Like It Hot," award-winning natural historian Gary Paul Nabhan offers a view of genes, diets, ethnicity, and place that will forever change the way readers understand human health and cultural diversity. 1-55963-466-9$24.00 / Island Press see all copies from $2.45! new only from $7.99! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Principles of Population Genetics more books like this by Daniel L. Hartl add to wishlist This thoroughly updated Fourth Edition provides a balanced presentation of theory and observation. It introduces the principles of genetics and statistics that are relevant to population studies, and examines the forces affecting genetic variation from the molecular to the organismic level. Integrated throughout the book are descriptions of ... see all copies from $9.55! new only from $23.95!
5	Human Biological Variation more books like this by James H Mielke, Lyle W Konigsberg, John H Relethford add to wishlist The text explores human biological variation in its broadest sense from the molecular to the physiological and morphological. The main emphasis is on the microevolutionary analysis of genetic variation among recent human populations. The book is designed for an upper-level undergraduate class, but it would also work well as supplemental or ... see all copies from $30.00! new only from $43.64!
6	Mapping Human History: Genes, Race, and Our Common Origins more books like this by Steve Olson add to wishlist A finalist for the National Book Award, this work follows 150,000 years of human history, tracing the origins of modern humans and the migration of our ancestors throughout the world. Maps throughout. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.60! \| SVS
7	Genetics of Populations more books like this by Philip W Hedrick add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $46.62!
8	Seven Daughters of Eve more books like this by Bryan Sykes add to wishlist In 1994, Professor Bryan Sykes, a leading authority on DNA and human evolution, was called in to examine the frozen remains of a man trapped in glacial ice in Northern Italy. The frozen man was put at over five thousand years old, and Professor Sykes managed to track down a genetic descendant of the Ice Man, a woman living in Britain today. In ... see all copies from $2.53! new only from $11.19!
9	Blood of the Isles: Exploring the Genetic Roots of Our Tribal History more books like this by Bryan Sykes add to wishlist Bryan Sykes, the world's first genetic archaeologist, takes us on a journey around the family tree of Britain and Ireland, to reveal how our tribal history still colours the country today. In 54BC, Julius Caesar launched the first Roman invasion of Britain. His was the first detailed account of the Celtic tribes that inhabited the Isles. But where ... see all copies from $7.68! new only from $12.60!
10	Introduction to Conservation Genetics more books like this by Richard Frankham add to wishlist This impressive author team brings the wealth of advances in conservation genetics into the new edition of this introductory text, including new chapters on Population Genomics and Genetic Issues in Introduced and Invasive Species. They continue the strong learning features for students - main points in the margin, chapter summaries, vital support ... see all copies from $45.14! new only from $65.38!
11 view cover	A Primer of Population Genetics more books like this by Daniel L. Hartl add to wishlist The use of molecular methods to study genetic polymorphisms has made a familiarity with population genetics essential for any biologist whose work is at the population level. "A primer of Population Genetics", third edition, provides a concise but comprehensive introduction to population genetics. The four chapters of the book address genetic ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $27.00!
12 view cover	Introduction to Quantitative Genetics more books like this by D S Falconer add to wishlist This is an introductory textbook with the emphasis on general principles rather than on practical applications. It covers a range of topics in genetics, including mutation, and this edition seeks to include the developments of the 20 years since the first edition and to provide more material on plants. Though the mathematics does not go beyond ... see all copies from $5.99! new only from $96.82! \| first editions \| SVS
13	Genetics of the Evolutionary Process more books like this by Professor Theodosius Dobzhansky add to wishlist The world's foremost geneticist surveys the major developments in what is emerging as the most important single area of scientific inquiry in the twentieth century: biological theory of evolution. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $70.29! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Human Biodiversity: Genes, Race, and History more books like this by Jonathan Marks add to wishlist Are humans unique? This simple question, at the very heart of the hybrid field of biological anthropology, poses one of the false of dichotomies - with a stereotypical humanist answering in the affirmative and a stereotypical scientist answering in the negative. The study of human biology is different from the study of the biology of other species ... see all copies from $3.49! new only from $31.50! \| SVS
15 view cover	Mapping Human History: Discovering the Past Through Our Genes more books like this by Steve Olson add to wishlist Olson seeks to break the race barrier by examining the genetic and archeological discoveries of the 20th century. Notably, the author claims that racial differences based on 'biology' are a misconception, that all peoples share a common genetic heritage, and that the grand diversity of life is a byproduct of environmental selection. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.06! \| first editions
16	A Primer of Population Biology more books like this by Edward Osborne Wilson, William H. Bossert add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $63.64! \| first editions
17 view cover	Genes, Culture, and Human Evolution: A Synthesis more books like this by Linda Stone, Professor Paul F Lurquin, L Luca Cavalli-Sforza (Introduction by) add to wishlist "Genes, Culture, and Human Evolution: A Synthesisis" is a textbook on human evolution that offers students a unique combination of cultural anthropology and genetics. It is written by two geneticists - including a world-renowned scientist and founder of the Human Genome Diversity Project - and a socio-cultural anthropologist. The book is based on ... see all copies from $32.00! new only from $42.74! \| SVS
18 view cover	Race to the Finish: Identity and Governance in an Age of Genomics more books like this by Jenny Reardon add to wishlist In the summer of 1991, population geneticists and evolutionary biologists proposed to archive human genetic diversity by collecting the genomes of "isolated indigenous populations." Their initiative, which became known as the Human Genome Diversity Project, generated early enthusiasm from those who believed it would enable huge advances in our ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $20.12! \| first editions
19 view cover	The History and Geography of Human Genes: Abridged Paperback Edition more books like this by Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza, Alberto Piazza, Paolo Menozzi add to wishlist Hailed as a breakthrough in the understanding of human evolution, The History and Geography of Human Genes offers the first full-scale reconstruction of where human populations originated and the paths by which they spread throughout the world. By mapping the worldwide geographic distribution of genes for over 110 traits in over 1800 primarily ... see all copies from $26.58! new only from $59.99! \| SVS
20 view cover	Jewish Genetic Disorders: A Laymans Guide more books like this by Ernest L Abel add to wishlist This guide to genetic disorders that tend to affect the Jewish population more than the non - Jewish begins with a short history of the Jews and basic facts concerning genetics and genetic disorders. The in-depth information that follows is categorized under blood, cancers, central nervous system, connective tissue, gastrointestinal, metabolic or ... see all copies from $4.98! new only from $46.59! \| SVS
21 view cover	Mathematical Population Genetics: I. Theoretical Introduction more books like this by Warren Ewens add to wishlist Population genetics occupies a central role in a number of important biological and social undertakings. It is fundamental to our understanding of evolutionary processes, of plant and animal breeding programs, and of various diseases of particular importance to mankind.This is the first of a planned two-volume work discussing the mathematical ... see all copies from $47.00! new only from $47.00! \| SVS
22 view cover	Kinship and Beyond: The Genealogical Model Reconsidered. Edited by Sandra Bamford and James Leach more books like this by Sandra C Bamford add to wishlist see all copies from $24.94! new only from $96.63! \| first editions
23 view cover	Population Genetics more books like this by Matthew B Hamilton add to wishlist This book aims to make population genetics approachable, logical and easily understood. To achieve these goals, the book's design emphasizes well explained introductions to key principles and predictions. These are augmented with case studies as well as illustrations along with introductions to classical hypotheses and debates. Pedagogical ... see all copies from $60.11! new only from $60.11!
24 view cover	Genetic Nature/Culture: Anthropology and Science Beyond the Two-Culture Divide more books like this by Alan H Goodman (Editor), Deborah Heath (Editor), Professor M Susan Lindee (Editor) add to wishlist The so-called science wars pit science against culture, and nowhere is the struggle more contentious than in the realm of genetics. A constructive response, this volume brings together biological and cultural anthropologists to conduct a dialogue that bridges the science/culture divide. see all copies from $15.23! new only from $33.54! \| SVS
25 view cover	The Human Genome Diversity Project: An Ethnography of Scientific Practice more books like this by Amade M'Charek, Patrick Bateson (Editor), Paul Billinge (Editor) add to wishlist The Human Genome Diversity Project (HGDP) was launched in 1991 by a group of population geneticists whose aim was to map genetic diversity in hundreds of human populations by tracing the similarities and differences between them. It quickly became controversial and was accused of racism and 'bad science' because of the special interest paid to ... see all copies from $4.20! new only from $27.05! \| SVS

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