Progress in Population Genetics and Human Evolution: 87 (The IMA Volumes in Mathematics and its Applications, 87) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0387949445 ISBN 13: 9780387949444

Publisher: Springer, 1997

Synopsis

This book is devoted to the collection, interpretation and analysis of population genetic data. Among the topics included here are studies on human evolutionary history, molecular techniques for generating data, statistical and computational techniques for the interpretation of such data, and stochastic models for genealogy and population structure. The chapters reflect the close interaction between experimental molecular biologists and theoreticians. The book will be useful for specialists in the area, as well as mathematicians, statisticians, computer scientists and biologists wanting a brief overview of current problems in the field.

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Synopsis

Discusses the collection, interpretation and analysis of population genetic data. Among the topics included in the text are studies on human evolutionary history, molecular techniques for generating data, statistical and computational techniques for the interpretation of such data, and stochastic models for geneology and population structure. The chapters reflect the close interaction between experimental molecular biologists and theoreticians. The text should be of interest to specialists in the area as well as mathematicians, statisticians, computer scientists and biologists wanting a brief overview of current problems in the field.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0387949445
• ISBN 13: 9780387949444
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 340
• Editor: Donnelly Peter, Tavare Simon