Human Evolutionary Genetics: Origins, Peoples & Disease
Section 1: Introduction 1. Why Study Human Evolutionary Genetics? Section 2: How do we study Genome Diversity? 2. Structure, Function and Inheritance of the Human Genome 3. The Diversity of the Human Genome 4. Discovering and Assaying Genome Diversity Section 3: How do we Interpret Genetic Variation? 5. Processes Shaping Diversity 6. Making Inferences from Diversity Section 4: Where and When did Humans Originate? 7. Human Apes 8. Origins of Modern Humans Section 5: How did Humans Colonize the World? 9. The Distribution of Diversity - Out of Africa and into Asia, Australia and Europe 10. Agricultural Expansions 11. Into New Found Lands 12. What Happens When Populations Meet? Section 6: What use is an Evolutionary Perspective? 13. Understanding the Past and Future of Phenotypic Variation 14. Health Implications of Our Evolutionary Heritage 15. Identity and Identification