Human Variation, Races, Types, and Ethnic Groups (5th Edition)

Stephen Molnar

ISBN 10: 0130336688 / ISBN 13: 9780130336682

Published by Prentice Hall, 2001

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All pages and cover are intact including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May include "From the library of" labels. Shrink wrap, dust covers, or boxed set case may be missing. Item may be missing bundled media.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Human Variation, Races, Types, and Ethnic Groups (5th Edition)
• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0130336688
• ISBN 13: 9780130336682
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 5th or later Edition
• Condition: good

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Synopsis

Discarding the concept of race as misleading, this book examines the biological basis for human variation and biological diversity at the population level—appropriate because of the many ways in which humans can adapt to environments, organize activities, and regulate breeding behavior. It reviews the history, behavior, and demographic structure of contemporary populations, and their effects on the distribution of major genetic polymorphisms and distinctions of body form, size, and skin color. Chapter topics include racial variation and the perception of human differences, the biological basis for human variation, traits of simple inheritance, hemoglobin variants and DNA markers, traits of complex inheritance, distribution of human differences, human variability and behavior, and changing dimensions of the human species. For individuals interested in genetic science—and the recent significant achievements in this field.