Title | Human Population Genetics [electronic resource] : A Centennial Tribute to J. B. S. Haldane / edited by Partha P. Majumder |
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Imprint | Boston, MA : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 1993 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2970-5 |
Descript | IX, 348 p. online resource |
J.B.S. Haldane Centenary Lecture -- J.B.S Haldane: A Polymath in the Indian Context -- I. Population Genetics and Evolution -- Beanbag Genetics and After -- Population Genetics of Quantitative Characters -- Haldaneโs Contributions to the Understanding of the Evolution of Vertebrate Immune System -- Genetic Variability of Major Histocompatibility Complex in Human Populations -- Mt DNA, A Maternal Perspective, and the Origin of Modern Humans -- Evolution of Chemical Signals -- II. Formal Genetics of Man -- Segregation Analysis Using the Properties of Binomial Data -- Some Recent Developments in the Theoretical Aspects of Segregation Analysis -- Segregation Analysis in the Understanding of Complex Disorders: Some Recent Developments -- Haldane and the Analysis of Linkage -- Recent Developments in the Theoretical Aspects of Linkage Analysis -- III. Genetic Structure and Diversity of Human Populations -- Haldane and Population Structure -- Analysis of Genetic Structure of Populations: Meaning, Methods, and Implications -- Structure of Human Populations in India -- Genetic Variation and Relationships among Population Groups of Europe -- Genetic Diversity and Affinities among Indian Populations: An Overview -- IV. Genetic Epidemiology -- Recent Developments in Genetic Epidemiology -- Path Analysis in Genetic Epidemiology: Theory and Applications -- V. Genes, Environment, and Disease -- Neurodegenerative Disorders among the Chamorro People of Guam: Studies of an Isolate in Transition -- Panel Discussion on Genes, Environment, and Disease -- How Would Haldane Have Viewed the Societal Implications of Todayโs Genetic Knowledge?