Sykes, Bryan.

The seven daughters of Eve / Bryan Sykes. - Norton Pbk ed. - New York : Norton, 2002. - x, 306 p. : ill., maps ; 21 cm.

Includes index.

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 -- Index.

Professor Bryan Sykes gives a firsthand account of his research into a gene which passes undiluted from generation to generation through the maternal line.

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Human population genetics.
Human evolution.
Women--Anthropometry.
Evolutionary genetics.

GN289 / .S94 2001 GN289 / .S94 2001

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