| Description |
x, 306 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Iceman's relative found in Dorset -- So, what is DNA and what does it do? -- From blood groups to genes -- Special messenger -- Tsar and I -- Puzzle of the Pacific -- Greatest voyagers -- First Europeans -- Last of the Neanderthals -- Hunters and farmers -- We are not amused -- Cheddar man speaks -- Adam joins the party -- Seven daughters -- Ursula -- Xenia -- Helena -- Velda -- Tara -- Katrine -- Jasmine -- World -- Sense of self |
| Summary |
From Eve, the earliest known hominid, discovered in Africa, geneticist Sykes traces a genetic linkage to 7 prehistoric European women. Sykes conveys the excitement and drama of his discovery of strands of DNA that passed unbroken through the maternal line. He names the 7 women he found in that line and extrapolates probable lives for them |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes index |
| Subject |
Women -- Anthropometry.
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Human population genetics.
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Human evolution.
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Women -- Anthropometry.
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Evolutionary genetics.
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Genetics, Population.
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Biological Evolution.
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Evolution, Molecular.
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| Genre/Form |
Popular works
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Popular works.
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Popular works.
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Nonfiction
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| LC no. |
2001030820 |
| ISBN |
0393323145 paperback |
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9780393323146 paperback |
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0393020185 |
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9780393020182 |
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