Human Biology Volume 84, Number 3, June 2012

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Human Biology Volume 84, Number 3

A worldwide forum for state-of-the-art ideas, methods, and techniques in the field, Human Biology focuses on genetics in its broadest sense. Included under this rubric are: human population genetics, evolutionary and genetic demography, quantitative genetics, evolutionary biology, ancient DNA studies, biological diversity interpreted in terms of adaptation (biometry, physical anthropology), and interdisciplinary research linking biological and cultural diversity (inferred from linguistic variability, ethnological diversity, archaeological evidence, etc.).


Table of Contents

Interview with Laura Fortunato, Winner of the 2011 Gabriel W. Lasker Prize
Evelyne Heyer

General Method to Unravel Ancient Population Structures through Surnames, Final Validation on Italian Data
Alessio Boattini, Antonella Lisa, Ornella Fiorani, Gianna Zei, Davide Pettener, and Franz Manni

Distribution of the Lactase Persistence-Associated Variant Alleles -13910*T and -13915*G among the People of Oman and Yemen
Abdul Rahim Al-Abri, Omar Al-Rawas, Saeed Al-Yahyaee, Molham Al-Habori, Adel Sharaf Al-Zubairi, and Riad Bayoumi

A New Mitochondrial C1 Lineage from the Prehistory of Uruguay: Population Genocide, Ethnocide, and Continuity
Monica Sans, Gonzalo Figueiro, and Pedro C. Hidalgo

Combined Effect of Longevity-Associated Mitochondrial DNA 5178 C/A Polymorphism and Green Tea Consumption on Risk of Hypertension in Middle-Aged Japanese Men
Akatsuki Kokaze, Mamoru Ishikawa, Naomi Matsunaga, Kanae Karita, Masao Yoshida, Tadahiro Ohtsu, Hirotaka Ochiai, Takako Shirasawa, Nobuyuki Saga, Hiromi Hoshino, and Yutaka Takashima

Letter to the Editor: A Note on the Dependence of Heritability on Variances of Genetic and Environmental Components
Donald W. Zimmerman

Book Review: Rethinking Anthropological Persectives on Migration
M. J. Mosher

Philippe Lefevre-Witier Obituary
Michael H. Crawford

 

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