Primer of Population Genetics and Genomics

This accessible primer has been completely revised and updated to provide a concise but comprehensive introduction to the basic concepts of population genetics and genomics.

List of contents

• Preface


• 1: Genetic Polymorphisms


• 2: Organization of Genetic Variation


• 3: Inbreeding and Population Structure


• 4: Mutation, Gene Conversion, and Migration


• 5: Natural Selection in Large Populations


• 6: Random Genetic Drift in Small Populations


• 7: Molecular Population Genetics


• 8: Population Genetics of Complex Traits


• 9: Complex Traits in Natural Populations

About the author

Daniel L. Hartl is Higgins Professor of Biology in the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University. His laboratory studies population genetics and genomics as well as molecular evolution. He has been awarded the Thomas Hunt Morgan Medal of the Genetics Society of America and is an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences USA as well as the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His PhD is from the University of Wisconsin, and he did postdoctoral studies at the University of California, Berkeley. He has served on the faculties of the University of Minnesota, Purdue University, and Washington University Medical School in St. Louis. In addition to 450 scientific articles, Hartl has authored or coauthored 35 books.

Summary

This accessible primer has been completely revised and updated to provide a concise but comprehensive introduction to the basic concepts of population genetics and genomics.

Product details

• Authors: Daniel L. Hartl, Daniel L. (Higgins Professor of Biology Hartl, Hartl Daniel L.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.06.2020
• EAN: 9780198862291
• ISBN: 978-0-19-886229-1
• No. of pages: 320
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Genetics, genetic engineering; Evolution, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics, molecular biology, Genetics (non-medical), Dna & Genome, Computational biology / bioinformatics, Evolution / Evolutionary biology