Evolution & the Genetics of Populations Vol. #1: Genetics & Biometric Foundations by Sewell Wright
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Evolution & the Genetics of Populations Vol. #1: Genetics & Biometric Foundations by Sewell Wright
Format: Softcover, 450 pages
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press, 1968
ISBN: 0226910385
Condition: Good; Slight wear on covers; Text clear and clean.
Evolution and the Genetics of Populations, Volume 1: Genetic and Biometric Foundations, by Sewall Wright, is the foundational first part of his four-volume magnum opus, published by the University of Chicago Press, blending Mendelian genetics with biometry (statistics) to explain population evolution, covering inheritance modes, gene interactions, and statistical methods like path analysis, crucial for understanding his broader theories on drift and shifting balance.
Foundational Review: Starts by reviewing pre-1900 evolutionary ideas, then introduces Mendelian genetics and how genes relate to observable traits (characters).
Biometric Methods: Details statistical tools (distributions, path analysis) essential for analyzing quantitative traits and genetic variability.
Population Genetics: Explores modes of inheritance, gene interactions, and non-Mendelian factors, laying groundwork for later volumes on gene frequencies and drift.
Major Treatise: Part of a monumental four-volume work, alongside The Theory of Gene Frequencies, Experimental Results, and Variability within and among natural populations, making it essential reading for evolutionary biologists.
Impact: Establishes the quantitative and statistical basis for population genetics, linking genetics to natural selection and evolution.
In essence, this volume provides the statistical and genetic toolkit needed to understand Sewall Wright's complex theories on how populations evolve, as detailed in his complete series.
Format: Softcover, 450 pages
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press, 1968
ISBN: 0226910385
Condition: Good; Slight wear on covers; Text clear and clean.
Evolution and the Genetics of Populations, Volume 1: Genetic and Biometric Foundations, by Sewall Wright, is the foundational first part of his four-volume magnum opus, published by the University of Chicago Press, blending Mendelian genetics with biometry (statistics) to explain population evolution, covering inheritance modes, gene interactions, and statistical methods like path analysis, crucial for understanding his broader theories on drift and shifting balance.
Foundational Review: Starts by reviewing pre-1900 evolutionary ideas, then introduces Mendelian genetics and how genes relate to observable traits (characters).
Biometric Methods: Details statistical tools (distributions, path analysis) essential for analyzing quantitative traits and genetic variability.
Population Genetics: Explores modes of inheritance, gene interactions, and non-Mendelian factors, laying groundwork for later volumes on gene frequencies and drift.
Major Treatise: Part of a monumental four-volume work, alongside The Theory of Gene Frequencies, Experimental Results, and Variability within and among natural populations, making it essential reading for evolutionary biologists.
Impact: Establishes the quantitative and statistical basis for population genetics, linking genetics to natural selection and evolution.
In essence, this volume provides the statistical and genetic toolkit needed to understand Sewall Wright's complex theories on how populations evolve, as detailed in his complete series.
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