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Profiles |
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Preface |
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A brief history of evolutionary ideas |
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3 | (8) |
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The organization of the book |
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11 | (3) |
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14 | (1) |
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2 Background: concepts of evolution and genetics |
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16 | (41) |
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Genetics and microevolution |
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28 | (1) |
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The chemical basis of life |
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28 | (9) |
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37 | (10) |
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47 | (6) |
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The synthetic theory of evolution |
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53 | (1) |
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54 | (1) |
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54 | (3) |
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3 Molecular genetics, genomics, and human genetics |
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57 | (25) |
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A closer look at chromosomes |
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57 | (8) |
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Extrachromosomal genetics |
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65 | (5) |
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Tracing genetic variability and function |
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70 | (4) |
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Human genetics and the human genome |
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74 | (4) |
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78 | (1) |
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79 | (3) |
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4 Macroevolution and taxonomy |
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82 | (32) |
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82 | (9) |
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91 | (19) |
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110 | (1) |
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111 | (3) |
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5 Race and human variation |
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114 | (38) |
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114 | (12) |
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Phenotypic characteristics of human variability |
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126 | (17) |
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143 | (4) |
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Patterns of human variability |
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147 | (1) |
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147 | (1) |
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148 | (4) |
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6 Human biological variation in the skeleton and dentition: a window on the past |
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152 | (29) |
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Introduction to skeletal biology |
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152 | (8) |
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160 | (1) |
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Individual and population differences in the skeleton |
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161 | (7) |
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Trace elements in bony tissue |
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168 | (1) |
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169 | (4) |
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173 | (2) |
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175 | (1) |
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176 | (1) |
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176 | (5) |
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181 | (26) |
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Genotypic traits traditionally used in human biology |
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181 | (14) |
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Genetic traits from contemporary molecular biology used in human biology |
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195 | (7) |
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202 | (1) |
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203 | (4) |
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8 Tracing human population affinities and migrations |
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207 | (28) |
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Tracing the origins of modern Homo sapiens |
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207 | (4) |
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Tracing the movements of modern Homo sapiens |
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211 | (15) |
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226 | (1) |
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227 | (1) |
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227 | (8) |
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9 Demography: populations, reproduction, and mortality |
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235 | (27) |
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235 | (6) |
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Demography of human populations |
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241 | (11) |
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252 | (6) |
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258 | (1) |
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259 | (3) |
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10 Life span: growth and development |
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262 | (27) |
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The general pattern of human growth |
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262 | (9) |
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Growth of specific body parts |
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271 | (6) |
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Growth after birth: population differences |
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277 | (6) |
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Growth and development: a final consideration |
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283 | (1) |
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284 | (1) |
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284 | (5) |
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11 Life span: aging and senescence |
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289 | (33) |
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The biology of senescence |
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289 | (8) |
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297 | (6) |
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The human population biology of senescence |
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303 | (8) |
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Can we "cure" senescence? |
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311 | (3) |
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314 | (1) |
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314 | (1) |
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314 | (8) |
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12 Human adaptability to physical stressors |
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322 | (32) |
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Limiting factors, tolerance, and environmental physiology |
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322 | (6) |
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Adaptation to cold and heat |
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328 | (13) |
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Adaptation to high altitude |
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341 | (5) |
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346 | (3) |
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349 | (1) |
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349 | (1) |
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350 | (4) |
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13 Human adaptability to biological stressors |
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354 | (33) |
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354 | (1) |
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Protein-calorie malnutrition |
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355 | (6) |
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Micronutrient deficiencies |
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361 | (5) |
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Overnutrition and conclusion |
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366 | (2) |
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368 | (12) |
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The impact of biological stressors on human biology |
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380 | (1) |
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381 | (1) |
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382 | (5) |
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14 Human biology in the modern world |
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387 | (33) |
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387 | (8) |
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Adiposity and obesity: are we eating ourselves to death? |
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395 | (6) |
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Pollution: the fouling of the environment |
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401 | (5) |
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Possible reduced selective forces |
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406 | (6) |
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412 | (1) |
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412 | (1) |
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413 | (7) |
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15 Human biological variation: a look to the future and some final thoughts on ethics |
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420 | (13) |
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Human biology in the future |
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420 | (5) |
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Final thoughts on the ethics of human biology research |
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425 | (4) |
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429 | (2) |
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431 | (1) |
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432 | (1) |
Glossary |
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433 | (18) |
Index |
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