Darwinian detectives : revealing the natural history of genes and genomes / Norman A. Johnson.
| Author/creator | Johnson, Norman A., 1966- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007. |
| Description | xviii, 220 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Supplemental Content | Contributor biographical information |
| Subjects |
| Contents | 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-211) and index. |
| LCCN | 2006023079 |
| ISBN | 9780195306750 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0195306759 (cloth : alk. paper) |