Overview
- Provides necessary knowledge on genome evolution of modern humans
- Shows continent-wise discussion of modern human dispersal using human genomic data
- Edited and contributed by leading experts in genome evolution
Part of the book series: Evolutionary Studies (EVOLUS)
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Non-neutral Evolution on Human Genes
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Evolution of Modern Human Populations
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Back Matter
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About this book
This two-volume set provides a general overview of the evolution of the human genome; The first volume overviews the human genome with descriptions of important gene groups. This second volume provides up-to-date, concise yet ample knowledge on the genome evolution of modern humans. It comprises twelve chapters divided into two parts discussing “Non-neutral Evolution on Human Genes” (Part I) and “Evolution of Modern Human Populations” (Part II.)
The most significant feature of this book is the continent-wise discussion of modern human dispersal using human genomic data in Part II. Recent results such as introgression of paleogenomes to modern humans, new methods such as computer simulation of global human dispersals, and new information on genes for humanness will be of particular interest to the readers.Since the euchromatin regions of the human genome was sequenced in 2003, a huge number of research papers were published on modern human evolution for a variety ofpopulations. It is now time to summarize these achievements.
This book stands out as the most comprehensive book on the modern human evolution, focusing on genomic points of view with a broad scope. Primary target audiences are researchers and graduate students in evolutionary biology.Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Dr. Naruya Saitou is a Professor in Population Genetics Laboratory at the National Institute of Genetics, and a concurrent Professor in the Department of Genetics at the Graduate University for Advanced Studies, Mishima, Japan. He is also a Specially Appointed Professor in the School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan and a concurrent Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Tokyo, Japan.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Evolution of the Human Genome II
Book Subtitle: Human Evolution Viewed from Genomes
Editors: Naruya Saitou
Series Title: Evolutionary Studies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-56904-6
Publisher: Springer Tokyo
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Japan KK, part of Springer Nature 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-4-431-56902-2Published: 28 May 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-4-431-56905-3Published: 29 May 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-4-431-56904-6Published: 27 May 2021
Series ISSN: 2509-484X
Series E-ISSN: 2509-4858
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 260
Number of Illustrations: 15 b/w illustrations, 27 illustrations in colour
Topics: Evolutionary Biology, Human Genetics, Anthropology