4th Edition
by Daniel L. Hartl (Author)
A Primer of Population Genetics and Genomics has been
completely revised and updated to provide a concise but comprehensive
introduction to the basic concepts of population genetics and genomics.
Recent
textbooks have tended to focus on such specialized topics as the
coalescent, molecular evolution, human population genetics, or genomics.
This primer bucks that trend by encouraging a broader familiarity with,
and understanding of, population genetics and genomics as a whole. The
overview ranges from mating systems through the causes of evolution,
molecular population genetics, and the genomics of complex traits.
Interwoven are discussions of ancient DNA, gene drive, landscape
genetics, identifying risk factors for complex diseases, the genomics of
adaptation and speciation, and other active areas of current research.
The principles are illuminated by numerous examples from a wide variety
of animals, plants, microbes, and human populations. The approach also
emphasizes learning by doing, which in this case means solving numerical
or conceptual problems. The rationale behind this is that the use of
concepts in problem-solving lead to deeper understanding and longer
knowledge retention.
This accessible, introductory textbook is
aimed principally at students of various levels and abilities (from
senior undergraduate to postgraduate) as well as practising scientists
in the fields of population genetics, ecology, evolutionary biology,
computational biology, bioinformatics, biostatistics, physics, and
mathematics.
