Fifty Years of Genetic Load: An Odyssey

Bruce Wallace

Published by Cornell University Press 1991

Fifty Years of Genetic Load

An Odyssey

Bruce Wallace

https://doi.org/10.7591/9781501739071

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About this book

In this personal history, one of the pioneers in population genetics recounts the evolution of his ideas about the effects of genetic variability on a population.

Author / Editor information

Bruce Wallace is University Distinguished Professor of Biology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and Professor of Genetics, Emeritus, Cornell University.

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Will Provine, Cornell University:

"Bruce Wallace is the best possible person to analyze and criticize the genetic load controversies from a selectionist viewpoint. Part of the charm of his book is its unrelenting presentation of his positions on some of the most important questions in modern evolutionary biology.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
PREFACE Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
1. INTRODUCTION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. GENETIC VARIATION, DARWINIAN FITNESS, AND GENETIC LOAD Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	8
3. STUDIES OF IRRADIATED POPULATIONS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	23
4. RANDOM MUTATIONS AND VIABILITY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	49
5. DILEMMAS AND OPTIONS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	68
6. HARD AND SOFT SELECTION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	80
7. PERSISTENCE: AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF POPULATION FITNESS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	104
8. SELF-CULLING AND THE PERSISTENCE OF POPULATIONS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	111
9. SUMMARIZING REMARKS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	133
10. STILL TO COME ... Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	139
REFERENCES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	161
INDEX Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	171

Language: English
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Audience: General/trade;
Pages
- Main content: 192

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Published: January 24, 2019
ISBN: 9781501739071