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Book SynopsisExplore the latest research in anthropological genetics and understand the genome's role in cultural and social development A Companion to Anthropological Genetics illustrates the role of genetic analysis in advancing the modern study of human origins, populations, evolution, and diversity. Broad in scope, this essential reference work establishes and explores the relationship between genetic research and the major questions of anthropological study. Through contributions by leading researchers, this collection explores molecular genetics and evolutionary mechanisms in the context of macro- and microevolution, paleontology, phylogeny, diet, and disease, with detailed explanations of quantitative methods, including coalescent and approximate Bayesian computation. With an emphasis on contextualizing new and developing genetic research within anthropological frameworks, this text offers critical perspective on the conditions of molecular evolution that accompany cultural and social tra
Table of ContentsAbout the Editor xi
Notes on Contributors xiii
Preface xix
Part I Anthropological Genetics in Context 1
1 History and Evolution of Anthropological Genetics 3
Michael H. Crawford
2 The Ethics of Genetic Ancestry Testing 17
Nanibaa’ A. Garrison and Jessica D. Bardill
3 Community‐Oriented Research and the Future of Anthropological Genetics 37
Ripan S. Malhi
Part II Macroevolution and Phylogenetics 45
4 Calibrating the Clock 47
Murray P. Cox
5 Primate Genomics and Phylogenetics 57
Christopher A. Schmitt and Omer Gokcumen
6 The Neanderthal and Denisovan Genomes 69
Sloan R. Williams
7 Evaluating Correspondence in Phenotypic Variation, Genetic Diversity, Geography, and Environmental Factors 89
Noreen von Cramon‐Taubadel
8 Simulating Human Demographic Processes and Patterns of Genetic Variation 107
Aida T. Miró‐Herrans
Part III Microevolution: Colonization, Dispersal, and Differentiation 121
9 Human Population Structure and History 123
John H. Relethford
10 Regional Patterns of Variation: Concepts and Applications 137
Graciela S. Cabana
11 Genetic Variation and the Colonization of Eurasia 151
Toomas Kivisild
12 Homo sapiens Dispersal and the Peopling of the Americas 165
Rafael Bisso‐Machado and Nelson Jurandi Rosa Fagundes
13 Ancient DNA and Bioarcheology 187
Jennifer A. Raff
Part IV Human Adaptation: Natural Selection and Physiological Variation 199
14 Tempo of Recent Human Evolution 201
Michael D. Weight and Henry C. Harpending
15 Natural Selection and Adaptation to Extreme Environments: High Latitudes and Altitudes 219
Abigail W. Bigham
16 Sensory Polymorphisms and Dietary Adaptation 233
Carrie C. Veilleux
17 The Evolution of the Human Pigmentation Phenotype 251
Heather L. Norton
18 Anthropological Genetics and Growth and Development 267
Bradford Towne, Ellen W. Demerath, and Stefan A. Czerwinski
19 Epigenetics and Human Variation 293
Amy L. Non and Zaneta M. Thayer
Part V Anthropology, Genetics, and the Evolution of Health and Disease 309
20 The Primate Immune System: A Survey of Innate and Acquired Immune Genes 311
Leslie A. Knapp and Nicole S. Torosin
21 Genetics, Evolutionary Medicine, and the Evolution of Human Pathogens 327
Amanda VanSteelandt and Anne C. Stone
References 343
Index 445
