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Darwinian detectives : revealing the natural history of genes and genomes

Ideal for the general reader, 'Darwinian Detectives' explores how biologists use DNA information to address questions about the processes of evolution, and in particular natural selection
eBook, English, 2007
Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2007
1 online resource (xviii, 220 pages) : illustrations
9780198041894, 9780195306750, 9781435630536, 0198041896, 0195306759, 143563053X
192175171
The baby with the baboon heart: why evolution still matters
Why intelligent design is not science
Negative selection and the neutral theory of molecular evolution
Detecting positive selection
Balancing selection and disease
Finding our roots: did "Eve" know "Adam"?
Who were the neanderthals?
Are we the third chimpanzee?
What are the genetic differences that made us human?
Clicks, genes, and languages
Who let the dogs in? the domestication of animals and plants
Size matters: toward understanding the natural history of genomes
Electronic reproduction, [Place of publication not identified], HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011
English