Surnames and Genetic Structure (Paperback)

Surnames are inherited in much the same way as are biological traits. Since surnames were generally adopted - in Europe during Medieval times - their distribution has become very uneven: analysis of the present geographic patterns provides an insight into the kind of redistribution of genes that has resulted from all the migrations of the intervening years. Using non-technical language and a minimum of mathematics, this book presents a lucid description and evaluation of these studies of the genetic structure of human populations. A special feature is the appendix which presents computer-generated maps and distribution diagrams of 100 common surnames in England and Wales.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology
Release date:	2008
First published:	December 2007
Authors:	Gabriel Ward Lasker
Dimensions:	228 x 152 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	160
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-05763-9
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Human biology & related topics > General
LSN:	0-521-05763-9
Barcode:	9780521057639

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