A companion to anthropological genetics / edited by Dennis H. O'Rourke. -- Hoboken, NJ, USA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2019. – (59.34/A111)

Contents

About the Editor

Notes on Contributors

Preface

Part I Anthropological Genetics in Context

1  History and Evolution of Anthropological Genetics

2  The Ethics of Genetic Ancestry Testing

3  Community-Oriented Research and the Future of Anthropological Genetics

Part II  Macroevolution and Phylogenetics

4  Calibrating the Clock

5  Primate Genomics and Phylogenetics

6  The Neanderthal and Denisovan Genomes

7  Evaluating Correspondence in Phenotypic Variation, Genetic Diversity, Geography, and Environmental Factors

8  Simulating Human Demographic Processes and Patterns of Genetic Variation

Part III  Microevolution: Colonization, Dispersal, and Differentiation

9  Human Population Structure and History

10  Regional Patterns of Variation: Concepts and Applications

11  Genetic Variation and the Colonization of Eurasia

12  Homo sapiens Dispersal and the Peopling of the Americas

13  Ancient DNA and Bioarcheology

Part IV  Human Adaptation: Natural Selection and Physiological Variation

14  Tempo of Recent Human Evolution

15  Natural Selection and Adaptation to Extreme Environments: High Latitudes and Altitudes

16  Sensory Polymorphisms and Dietary Adaptation

17  The Evolution of the Human Pigmentation Phenotype

18  Anthropological Genetics and Growth and Development

19  Epigenetics and Human Variation

Part V Anthropology, Genetics, and the Evolution of Health and Disease

20  The Primate Immune System: A Survey of Innate and Acquired Immune Genes

21  Genetics, Evolutionary Medicine, and the Evolution of Human Pathogens

References

Index