Human Variation

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Table of Contents

Contents

Chapter 1

Biological Diversity and the Race Concept: An Introduction http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

• Human Variation: Its Discovery and Classification
• Anthropometry: The Measures of Human Variation
• Eugenics
• Racial Boundaries: Fact or Fiction?
• Race, Geography, and Origins
• Confusions and Contradictions of Human Classification
• Human Biological Variability: A Perspectiive
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Chapter 2

The Biological Basis for Human Variation http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

• Principles of Inheritance
• Formal Human Genetics
• Factors of Variation and Evolution
• The Gene, DNA, and the “Code of Life,”
• Chromosomes at the Molecular Level
• Gene Clusters and Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphisms (RFLPs)
• Y-Chromosome DNA Polymorphisms
• Mitochondrial DNA
• Genes and Populations: A Summary
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Chapter 3

Traits of Simple Inheritance I: Blood Groups and Proteins http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

• Blood Components and Inherited Traits
• The Blood Groups
• The Blood Groups: An Overview
• White Blood Cell (WBC) Antigens
• Polymorphisms of Serum Proteins
• Inborn Errors of Metabolism
• Other Polymorphisms of Anthropological Interest
• Traits of Simple Inheritance: Some Conclusions
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Chapter 4

Traits of Simple Inheritance II: Hemoglobin Variants and DNA Markers http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

• Hemoglobins: Normal and Abnormal
• Distribution of Hemoglobin S
• Malaria and Natural Selection
• Other Abnormal Hemoglobins
• The Enzyme G6PD (Glucose 6 Phosphate Dehydrogenase)
• Distribution of Red-Cell Variants in Sardinian Populations
• Gene Frequency Changes and African Americans
• DNA Markers of Human Variation
• Genetic Markers at the DNA Level: Some Conclusions
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Chapter 5

Traits of Complex Inheritance and Their Adaptations: I http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

• The Structure and Function of Skin
• Skin Color and Evolution
• Craniofacial Traits
• Eye Color and Hair Color
• Human Form and Its Variability
• Body Size and Form: Perspectives of Heredity
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Chapter 6

Traits of Complex Inheritance and Their Adaptations: II http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

• Characteristics of Growth and Development
• Nutritional Influences
• Adaptations to Cold or Hot Environments
• High Altitude Environments: Stresses and Responses
• Conclusions: Complex Traits and Their Adaptations
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Chapter 7

Human Variability, Behavior, and Racism http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

• Race, Nations, and Racism
• Intelligence Quotient: A Measure of Mental Ability?
• Behavior and Inheritance or Inheritance of Behavior
• Class and Caste
• Genetics, Intelligence, and the Future
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Chapter 8

Distribution of Human Biodiversity http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

• Some Factors Contributing to Gene Distribution
• Races, Ethnic Groups, or Breeding Populations
• Breeding Populations
• Clinal Distribution of Traits
• Breeding Populations versus Clines
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Chapter 9

Perspectives of Health and Human Diversity: Influences of the Race http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

• Concept
• Epidemiiological Transition: The Distribution and Type of Disease
• The Developing World and Epidemiological Transitions
• A New World, but Old Diseases
• What Is a Race?
• Genes, Races, Environments, and Diseases: Some Conclusions
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Chapter 10

Changing Dimensions of the Human Species http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

• Population Size and Growth: Historical Perspectives
• Factors of Population Change
• Empowerment of Women
• Fertility Differences and Population Composition
• Demographic Balances
• Regional Changes and World Populations
• Races, Types, and Ethnic Groups: Where Are We?
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