Foundations of mathematical genetics

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Foundations of mathematical genetics

A.W.F. Edwards

Cambridge University Press, 2000

2nd ed

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Previous ed.: 1997

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

In this 2000 second edition of the classic work Foundations of Mathematical Genetics a definitive account is given of the basic models of population genetics, together with the historical origins of developments since 1908. Existing texts in mathematical population genetics have revealed the need for a careful study of the foundations of the field which have tended to be neglected in the past. This book satisfies that need, treating the simple deterministic models for random-mating diploid populations in depth, though without sacrificing clarity of expression. In the new edition, coverage has been extended with the provision of an extra chapter on the Fundamental Theorem of Natural Selection. This book is written for those interested in the mathematical aspects of genetics, ecology and biology. Both students of mathematical genetics and historians of the subject will find it a definitive statement of the origins of modern mathematical population genetics.

Table of Contents

  • Preface to the second edition
  • Preface to the first edition
  • 1. The genetic model
  • 2. Two alleles at a single locus
  • 3. Two alleles using homogeneous coordinates
  • 4. Many alleles at a single locus
  • 5. The special case of three alleles
  • 6. An X-linked locus
  • 7. Miscellaneous single-locus models
  • 8. Two diallelic loci
  • 9. Fisher's fundamental theorem
  • References
  • Index.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA47138253
  • ISBN
    • 0521775442
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Cambridge
  • Pages/Volumes
    121p
  • Size
    22 cm
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