Evolution of the Human Genome: Human Evolution Viewed from Genomes: Vol 2

This two-volume set provides a general overview of the evolution of the human genome; The first volume overviews the human genome with descriptions of important gene groups. This second volume provides up-to-date, concise yet ample knowledge on the genome evolution of modern humans. It comprises twelve chapters divided into two parts discussing “Non-neutral Evolution on Human Genes” (Part I) and “Evolution of Modern Human Populations” (Part II.)

Since the euchromatin regions of the human genome was sequenced in 2003, a huge number of research papers were published on modern human evolution for a variety ofpopulations. It is now time to summarize these achievements.

Dr. Naruya Saitou is a Professor in Population Genetics Laboratory at the National Institute of Genetics, and a concurrent Professor in the Department of Genetics at the Graduate University for Advanced Studies, Mishima, Japan. He is also a Specially Appointed Professor in the School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan and a concurrent Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Tokyo, Japan.