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Ancestors in our genome : the new science of human evolution /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Harris, Eugene E. (Professor) (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2014]
Subjects:
Human genome.
Evolution (Biology)
Hominids > Genetics.
Human evolution.
Evolutionary genetics.
Genome, Human.
Biological Evolution.
Hominidae > genetics.
Table of Contents:
  • Looks can be deceiving
  • Many trees in the forest : the DNA quest to find our closest ape relative
  • The great divorce : how and when did humans and chimpanzees part ways?
  • A population crash in the past
  • What can the genome tell us about being human?
  • The genomic origins of modern humans
  • The ongoing evolutionary journey
  • Kissing cousins : clues in ancient genomes.