1st Edition
Abnormal Hemoglobins in Human Populations
490 Pages
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Routledge
490 Pages
by
Routledge
490 Pages
by
Routledge
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Research on abnormal human hemoglobins (protein in blood that carries oxygen), has taught us about the inheritance, biochemistry, and distribution of these traits. This knowledge, coupled with mathematical research using computer models of population genetics, has enabled researchers to marry biological fact and genetic theory. This volume places medical understanding in an evolutionary framework.... Read more
I INTRODUCTION, I THE ABNORMAL HEMOGLOBINS AND THALASSEMIA, III THE GLUCOSES-PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY , IV THE POPULATION GENETICS OF THE RED CELL DEFECTS , V SELECTION FOR THE RED CELL DEFECTS , VI EASTERN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC, VII INDIA, TIBET, PAKISTAN, AND CEYLON, VIII THE MIDDLE EAST AND EUROPE, IX NORTH AND WEST AFRICA, X CENTRAL AND EAST AFRICA, XI THE AMERICAS, XII CONCLUSIONS
Biography
Frank. B. Livingstone, Jonathan Marks
