The origin and past of modern humans as viewed from DNA : proceedings of the Workshop on the Origin and Past of Homo sapiens sapiens as Viewed from DNA--Theoretical Approach, Kyoto, 14-17 December, 1993, International Institute for Advanced Studies
This book is the outcome of the international workshop "The Origins and Past of Homo sapiens sapiens as viewed from DNA" held Dec. 14-17, 1993, at Kyoto, Japan. The contributors are first-class molecular geneticists, population geneticists and physical anthropologists from USA, UK, Italy, Japan, China, Australia and South Africa who have up-to-date data on the problems of the origins of modern humans. The papers not only present original data, but also vividly discuss the most relevant topics such as diversity of new DNA markers, molecular phylogenetics, origins of Asian Populations including the Japanese, single vs multiple origin hypotheses and so on. This book is unique in balancing the two entirely different approaches of human evolution, one using molecules and the other fossils.
editors, Sydney Brenner, Kazuro Haniharaill. ; 26 cmPaleontological evidences against the constant rate of molecular substitution / T. Setoguchi -- The challenge of human origins: molecules, morphology, morphometrics and modeling / C. Oxnard -- Molecular descent and human evolution / N. Takahata -- Time scale for the mitochondrial DNA tree of human evolution / J. Adachi and M. Hasegawa -- The origins of human populations: genetic, linguistic, and archeological data / M. Nei -- Genetic diversity and the origins of the 'Mongoloids' / K. Omoto -- Human genetic diversity in Europe / A. Piazza -- Analysis of classical and DNA markers for reconstructing human population history / A. Ruiz-Linares, E. Minch, D. Meyer, and L.L. Cavalli-Sforza -- Levels of DNA polymorphism in extant and extinct hominoids / A.S. Deinard and K.K. Kidd -- Origin of Homo sapiens inferred from the age of the common ancestral human mitochondrial DNA / S. Horai -- Africa-derived skulls and Africa-derived mitochondrial DNA: towards a reconciliation / P.V. Tobias -- Shifting continuity: modern human origin / C.G. Turner II -- Diregional model of human evolution / H. Baba -- The continuity of human evolution in East Asia / X.-Z. Wu -- Language families as evidence of human dispersals / C. Renfrew
