1. An Introduction to Human Evolutionary Genetics
Section I: How Do We Study Genetic Variation? 2.
Organization and Inheritance of the Human Genome
3. Human Genome Variation
4. Finding and Assaying Genome Diversity
Section II: How Do We Interpret Genetic Variation?
5. Processes Shaping Diversity
6. Making Inferences from Diversity
Section III: Where and When Did Humans Originate?
7. Humans as Apes
8. What Genetic Changes Have Made Us Human?
9. Origins of Modern Humans
Section IV: How Did Humans Colonize the World? 10.
The Distribution of Diversity
11. The Colonization of the Old World And Australia
12. Agricultural Expansions
13. Into New Found Lands
14. What Happens When Populations Meet?
Section V: How Is An Evolutionary Perspective
Helpful? 15. Understanding the Past, Present and Future of
Phenotypic Variation
16. Evolutionary Insights into Simple Genetic Diseases
17. Evolution and Complex Diseases
18. Identity and Identification
Mark Jobling is a Professor in the Department of Genetics at the University of Leicester, UK. Following a BA in Biochemistry and a DPhil in Genetics from the University of Oxford, he came to Leicester as an MRC Training Fellow in 1992, and has held a Wellcome Trust Senior Fellowship in Basic Biomedical Science since 1999. His research is in the area of human genetic diversity and the forces that pattern it, from mutation processes to cultural factors in human populations. He has a long-term interest in the Y chromosome and its many peculiarities.
Ed Hollox is a Lecturer in the Department of Genetics at the University of Leicester, UK. Following a BA in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge and PhD in Genetics from University College London, he spent several years as a postdoc at the University of Nottingham before taking up his current post in 2006. His research interest is the natural genetic diversity of humans and other mammals, in particular the structural variation of genomes.
Matthew Hurles is a Senior Group Leader in Human Genetics at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, UK. Following a BA in Biochemistry from the University of Oxford, he received his PhD in Genetics from the University of Leicester, and established his group at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in 2003. His research interests are in medical and population genetics, with a long term interest in mutation processes and a current focus on the application of genome sequencing to the diagnosis of rare genetic disorders.
Toomas Kivisild is a Reader in the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge, UK. He received his PhD from University of Tartu, Estonia, and his earlier research focused on mitochondrial DNA variation in human populations. His current research interests are in human evolution and evolutionary population genetics, with a particular focus on questions relating global genetic population structure with evolutionary processes such as selection, drift, migrations and admixture.
Chris Tyler-Smith heads the Human Evolution team at The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, UK. He studied Biochemistry at the University of Oxford and received a PhD form the University of Edinburgh. His research interests include genetic variation in humans and gorillas, and the insights these provide into our evolutionary histories and disease susceptibilities.
"I strongly recommend this book to anyone with an interest in human
evolutionary genetics or anthropological genetics. It would be an
ideal choice for advanced undergraduates and graduate courses on
this topic, and would also be a key reference for those active in
such research." - Human Genomics"This is an absolutely superb book!
I have been recommending it enthusiastically to professional
colleagues, graduate students, and even the occasional highly
motivated undergraduate student, and the response has been
overwhelmingly positive. Not only is the book unique in terms of
topical coverage, but it is also extremely well executed. In fact,
it is one of the best textbooks on any subject I have ever read. It
belongs on the shelves of everyone interested in the genetic
aspects of human evolution. There is also much of value in it for
paleoanthropologists, historical linguistics, archaeologists, and
human biologists (biological anthropologists), as well as for
geneticists with various complementary specialties and interests."
- American Journal of Human Genetics"I strongly recommend Human
Evolutionary Genetics as an undergraduate textbook. At the same
time, I recommend this book to any readers with an interest in
human evolution or human genetics." - Human Genetics"In all
honesty, there are few comparable textbooks on this subject, and
this edition of Human Evolutionary Genetics really raises the bar.
I wholeheartedly recommend this volume, and anticipate building a
course around it in my own teaching." - The Quarterly Review of
Biology"This is a very valuable, stimulating and challenging book
for students, who will benefit from having had a previous grounding
in basic biology, chemistry and statistics. For teachers this will
also be valuable as a comprehensive review for courses in several
aspects of human evolutionary genetics and as a teaching aid."-
Journal of Biological Education"My thanks to the authors for
updating an already outstanding book; you have outdone yourselves!
Buy this book." - American Journal of Human Biology"Human
Evolutionary Genetics is a highly recommended textbook that helps
readers understand differences in the human genome and how
evolution has affected development of the genome and acquired
diversity....This book is very well laid out for those who want to
introduce themselves to the concepts of evolution and genetics and
is a good read for advanced undergraduates and graduates, as well
as geneticists, human biologists, anthropologists, and others." -
Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine
"I strongly recommend this book to anyone with an interest in human
evolutionary genetics or anthropological genetics. It would be an
ideal choice for advanced undergraduates and graduate courses on
this topic, and would also be a key reference for those active in
such research." - Human Genomics"This is an absolutely superb book!
I have been recommending it enthusiastically to professional
colleagues, graduate students, and even the occasional highly
motivated undergraduate student, and the response has been
overwhelmingly positive. Not only is the book unique in terms of
topical coverage, but it is also extremely well executed. In fact,
it is one of the best textbooks on any subject I have ever read. It
belongs on the shelves of everyone interested in the genetic
aspects of human evolution. There is also much of value in it for
paleoanthropologists, historical linguistics, archaeologists, and
human biologists (biological anthropologists), as well as for
geneticists with various complementary specialties and interests."
- American Journal of Human Genetics"I strongly recommend Human
Evolutionary Genetics as an undergraduate textbook. At the same
time, I recommend this book to any readers with an interest in
human evolution or human genetics." - Human Genetics"In all
honesty, there are few comparable textbooks on this subject, and
this edition of Human Evolutionary Genetics really raises the bar.
I wholeheartedly recommend this volume, and anticipate building a
course around it in my own teaching." - The Quarterly Review of
Biology"This is a very valuable, stimulating and challenging book
for students, who will benefit from having had a previous grounding
in basic biology, chemistry and statistics. For teachers this will
also be valuable as a comprehensive review for courses in several
aspects of human evolutionary genetics and as a teaching aid."-
Journal of Biological Education"My thanks to the authors for
updating an already outstanding book; you have outdone yourselves!
Buy this book." - American Journal of Human Biology"Human
Evolutionary Genetics is a highly recommended textbook that helps
readers understand differences in the human genome and how
evolution has affected development of the genome and acquired
diversity....This book is very well laid out for those who want to
introduce themselves to the concepts of evolution and genetics and
is a good read for advanced undergraduates and graduates, as well
as geneticists, human biologists, anthropologists, and others." -
Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine
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