Darwinian detectives
Darwinian detectives: revealing the natural history of genes and genomes Norman A. Johnson,
Publisher: Oxford ; Oxford University Press, 2007.
ISBN: 0195306759
Edition: (cloth : alk. paper)
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-211) and index.
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.
Book Details:
Language: eng
Physical Description: xviii, 220 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Edition Info: (cloth : alk. paper)
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