| Edition |
First American edition. |
| Description |
x, 306 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm |
| 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. |
| Note |
Includes index. |
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Map on lining papers. |
| Subject |
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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| ISBN |
0393020185 |
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