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This text introduces physical anthropology, the science of human biological evolution and variation. It addresses the major questions that concern biological anthropologists: "What are humans?" "How are we similar to and different from other animals?" "Where are our origins?" "How did we evolve?" "Are we still evolving?" "How are we different from one another?" and "What does the future hold for the human species?"
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Overview

This text introduces physical anthropology, the science of human biological evolution and variation. It addresses the major questions that concern biological anthropologists: "What are humans?" "How are we similar to and different from other animals?" "Where are our origins?" "How did we evolve?" "Are we still evolving?" "How are we different from one another?" and "What does the future hold for the human species?"
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  • ISBN-13: 9780072963816
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
  • Publication date: 1/1/2005
  • Edition number: 6

Meet the Author

John H. Relethford is currently SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor and Chair in the Department of Anthropology at the State University of New York College at Oneonta. His research and teaching interests are in human population genetics, human variation, and the origin of modern humans. He was born in Bayshore, New York and grew up in Bellport, New York. He received his BA, MA, and Ph.D. degrees in anthropology from the State University of New York at Albany. He spent a year as a post-doctoral research scientist at the Department of Genetics at the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research in San Antonio, Texas. He has taught at SUNY-Oneonta since 1981.
He is the recipient of the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching.
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Table of Contents

Preface
PART I: Evolutionary Background
1. Biological Anthropology and Evolution
What is Anthropology?
Science and Evolution
Special Topic: Biological Anthropologists at Work
2. Human Genetics
Molecular Genetics
Mendelian Genetics
Mutations
Genetics and Behavior
Special Topic: PCR and Ancient DNA
3. Evolutionary Forces
Population Genetics
Evolutionary Forces
Special Topic: Tay-Sachs Disease: Genetic Drift or Natural Selection?
4. The Origin and Evolution of Species
The Birth and Death of Species
Misconceptions about Evolution
A Brief History of Life
Special Topic: Science Fiction and Orthogenesis
PART II: Human Biological Variation
5. The Study of Human Variation
Measuring Human Variation
The Racial Approach to Variation
The Evolutionary Approach to Variation
Special Topic: Genetics, Race, and IQ
6. Microevolution in Human Populations
Case Studies of Gene Flow and Genetic Drift
Case Studies of Natural Selection
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