Human Evolution

Genes, Genealogies and Phylogenies

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Biological Sciences, Evolution, Health & Well Being, Medical
Cover of the book Human Evolution by Graeme Finlay, Cambridge University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Graeme Finlay ISBN: 9781107425194
Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication: September 12, 2013
Imprint: Cambridge University Press Language: English
Author: Graeme Finlay
ISBN: 9781107425194
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: September 12, 2013
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Language: English

Controversy over human evolution remains widespread. However, the human genome project and genetic sequencing of many other species have provided myriad precise and unambiguous genetic markers that establish our evolutionary relationships with other mammals. Human Evolution: Genes, Genealogies and Phylogenies identifies and explains these identifiable, rare and complex markers including endogenous retroviruses, genome-modifying transposable elements, gene-disabling mutations, segmental duplications and gene-enabling mutations. The new genetic tools also provide fascinating insights into when and how many features of human biology arose: from aspects of placental structure, vitamin C dependence and trichromatic vision, to tendencies to gout, cardiovascular disease and cancer. Bringing together a decade's worth of research and tying it together to provide an overwhelming argument for the mammalian ancestry of the human species, the book will be of interest to professional scientists and students in both the biological and biomedical sciences.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Controversy over human evolution remains widespread. However, the human genome project and genetic sequencing of many other species have provided myriad precise and unambiguous genetic markers that establish our evolutionary relationships with other mammals. Human Evolution: Genes, Genealogies and Phylogenies identifies and explains these identifiable, rare and complex markers including endogenous retroviruses, genome-modifying transposable elements, gene-disabling mutations, segmental duplications and gene-enabling mutations. The new genetic tools also provide fascinating insights into when and how many features of human biology arose: from aspects of placental structure, vitamin C dependence and trichromatic vision, to tendencies to gout, cardiovascular disease and cancer. Bringing together a decade's worth of research and tying it together to provide an overwhelming argument for the mammalian ancestry of the human species, the book will be of interest to professional scientists and students in both the biological and biomedical sciences.

More books from Cambridge University Press

Cover of the book Interpretation of Emergency Head CT by Graeme Finlay
Cover of the book Sophocles: Oedipus the King by Graeme Finlay
Cover of the book Understanding Collapse by Graeme Finlay
Cover of the book James Joyce in Context by Graeme Finlay
Cover of the book The Political Economy of Transnational Tax Reform by Graeme Finlay
Cover of the book Time in Early Modern Islam by Graeme Finlay
Cover of the book Speech Out of Doors by Graeme Finlay
Cover of the book Cellular Flows by Graeme Finlay
Cover of the book The Evolution of Modern Metaphysics by Graeme Finlay
Cover of the book Isolated Singularities in Partial Differential Inequalities by Graeme Finlay
Cover of the book Competitive Authoritarianism by Graeme Finlay
Cover of the book Social Media and Morality by Graeme Finlay
Cover of the book Romanticism, Self-Canonization, and the Business of Poetry by Graeme Finlay
Cover of the book The King James Bible after Four Hundred Years by Graeme Finlay
Cover of the book Non-Muslim Provinces under Early Islam by Graeme Finlay
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy