Population Genetics and Microevolutionary Theory (eBook)

ALAN R. TEMPLETON, PHD, is Charles Rebstock Professor of Biology at Washington University in St. Louis, with joint appointments in Genetics and Biomedical Engineering.

Preface ix

1. Scope and Basic Premises of Population Genetics 1

Part I. Population Structure and History 19

2. Modeling Evolution and The Hardy-Weinberg Law 21

3. Systems of Mating 48

4. Genetic Drift 82

5. Genetic Drift In Large Populations and Coalescence 118

6. Gene Flow and Population Subdivision 168

7. Gene Flow and Population History 204

Part II. Genotype and Phenotype 247

8. Basic Quantitative Genetic Definitions and Theory 249

9. Quantitative Genetics: Unmeasured Genotypes 274

10. Quantitative Genetics: Measured Genotypes 297

Part III. Natural Selection and Adaptation 341

11. Natural Selection 343

12. Interactions of Natural Selection With Other Evolutionary Forces 372

13. Units and Targets of Selection 407

14. Selection In Heterogeneous Environments 453

15. Selection In Age-Structured Populations 497

Appendix 1. Genetic Survey Techniques 540

Appendix 2. Probability and Statistics 555

References 582

Problems and Answers 612

Index 681

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