Genes, Culture, and Human Evolution : A

Genes, Culture, and Human Evolution: A Synthesisis a textbook on human evolution that offers students a unique combination of cultural anthropology and genetics. Written by two geneticists---including a world-renowned scientist and founder of the Human Genome Diversity Project---and a socio-cultural anthropologist. Based on recent findings in genetics and anthropology that indicate the analysis of human culture and evolution demands an integration of these fields of study. Focuses on evolution---or, rather, co-evolution---viewed from the standpoint of genes and culture, and their inescapable interactions. Unifies cultural and genetic concepts rather than rehashing nonempirical sociobiological musings. Demonstrates that empirical genetic evidence, based on modern DNA analysis and population studies, provides an excellent foundation for understanding human cultural diversity.

Linda Stone is Professor of Anthropology at Washington State University. She has produced over 25 scholarly publications, including 8 books.

Paul F. Lurquin is Professor of Genetics at Washington State University. He is the author and coauthor of over 100 scholarly publications, including 6 books.

L. Luca Cavalli-Sforza is Professor Emeritus of Genetics at Stanford University. His publications comprise over 500 articles and 14 books. He is a member of the United States Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, British Royal Society, French Academy of Sciences, and the Italian Academy of Sciences.

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Plates

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Preface

xi

Introduction

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L. Luca Cavalli-Sforza

Genetic and cultural theory: a brief overview

1

(12)

Human descent and paleoanthropology

13

(35)

Foundations of classical and molecular genetics

48

(26)

Genetics as a key to human origins and prehistory

74

(20)

Fundamentals of human evolution: mutation and natural selection

94

(14)

Fundamentals of human evolution: drift, migration, and quantitative analysis of human genetic diversity

108

(21)

Cultural evolution

129

(15)

Geography of human genes and correlation with languages

144

(23)

The prehistory of human genes

167

(15)

Voyages: prehistoric human expansions

182

(15)

The Neolithic transition in Europe and the peopling of the Americas

197

(19)

Genes, kinship, and human identity

216

(19)

Cultural clines, clades, cycles, and waves: the process of cultural evolution

235

(21)

Genes and culture in medicine

256

(19)

General conclusion

275

(3)

Appendix 1 The denaturing high performance liquid chromatography (DHPLC) technique

278

(3)

Appendix 2 The Hardy-Weinberg theorem

281

(3)

Appendix 3 A simulation of drift

284

(3)

Appendix 4 The Diversification of languages

287

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Notes

289

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Key references

293

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Glossary

298

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Index

303

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