The journey of man
Subtitle: a genetic odyssey
By: Spencer Wells ; photographs by Mark Read
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Princeton, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780691115320
Subjects: Afstamming; Mensen; Mensachtigen; Molecular Evolution; Génétique des populations humaines; Human population genetics; Génétique humaine; Population Genetics; Évolution; Genomica; Human genetics; Human evolution; Homme
Description: Around 60,000 years ago, a man, genetically identical to us, lived in Africa. Every person alive today is descended from him. How did this real-life Adam wind up as the father of us all? What happened to the descendants of other men who lived at the same time? And why, if modern humans share a single prehistoric ancestor, do we come in so many sizes, shapes, and races? Examining the hidden secrets of human evolution in our genetic code, the author reveals how developments in the revolutionary science of population genetics have made it possible to create a family tree for the whole of humanity. Replete with marvelous anecdotes and remarkable information, from the truth about the real Adam and Eve to the way differing racial types emerged, this book is an enthralling, epic tour through the history and development of early humankind.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-207) and index.
Table of contents: title: The diverse ape; title: E pluribus unum; title: Eve's mate; title: Coasting away; title: Leaps and bounds; title: The main line; title: Blood from a stone; title: The importance of culture; title: The final big bang.