Foundations of Mathematical Genetics

Definitive account of the origins of modern mathematical population genetics.

List of contents

Preface to the second edition; Preface to the first edition; 1. The genetic model; 2. Two alleles at a single locus; 3. Two alleles using homogeneous coordinates; 4. Many alleles at a single locus; 5. The special case of three alleles; 6. An X-linked locus; 7. Miscellaneous single-locus models; 8. Two diallelic loci; 9. Fisher's fundamental theorem; References; Index.

Summary

This 2000 book is a definitive account of the origins of modern mathematical population genetics. Expanding on the first edition, Dr Edwards now covers the mathematics behind the fundamental theory of natural selection to show the foundations of population genetics for students, researchers and historians alike.

Product details

• Authors: A. W. F. Edwards, Anthony W. F. Edwards
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.02.2012
• EAN: 9780521775441
• ISBN: 978-0-521-77544-1
• No. of pages: 134
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 8 mm
• Weight: 179 g
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Genetics, genetic engineering