ISBN:
9780520930766
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0520930762
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9780520925953
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0520925955
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1282357360
,
9781282357365
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9786612357367
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6612357363
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 312 pages)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
Keywords:
Human beings Animal nature
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Human genetics
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Human molecular genetics
;
Human evolution
;
Physical anthropology
;
Molecular evolution
;
Anthropology, Physical
;
Evolution, Molecular
;
Hominidae genetics
;
Êtres humains - Animalité
;
Génétique humaine
;
Génétique moléculaire humaine
;
Êtres humains - Évolution
;
Anthropologie physique
;
Évolution moléculaire
;
physical anthropology
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE - Anthropology - Physical
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SCIENCE - Life Sciences - Evolution
;
Physical anthropology
;
Molecular evolution
;
Human beings - Animal nature
;
Human evolution
;
Human genetics
;
Human molecular genetics
;
Evolutie
;
Moleculaire genetica
;
Gedragsgenetica
Abstract:
Presenting the field of molecular anthropology - a synthesis of the holistic approach of anthropology with the reductive approach of molecular genetics - this text provides an understanding of the science of human evolution and confronts the problems of racial classification in science head on
Description / Table of Contents:
Introduction -- Molecular anthropology -- The ape in you -- How people differ from one another -- The meaning of human variation -- Behavioral genetics -- Folk heredity -- Human nature -- Human rights ... for apes? -- A human gene museum? -- Identity and descent -- Is blood really so damn thick? -- Science, religion, and worldview.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-302) and index
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English
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