TY - BOOK AU - Dediu,Dan TI - An introduction to genetics for language scientists: current concepts, methods and findings SN - 9781107001299 (hardcover) AV - QH431 .D35 2015 U1 - 400 DED 1 23 PY - 2015///] CY - Cambridge, United Kingdom PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Human genetics KW - Linguistics KW - Genetics, Medical KW - fast KW - Genetica KW - gtt KW - Linguïstiek KW - Handboeken (vorm) N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-251) and index; 1. Introduction; 2. Nature, nurture, and heritability; 3. The molecular bases of genetics; 4. Effects of genes on phenotype; 5. Linkage disequilibrium and its role in finding genes; 6. What do genes actually do?; 7. The way forward: exome and genome sequencing; 8. Population and evolutionary genetics; 9. Interactions between genetic and cultural evolution; 10. Conclusions, topics not covered, future directions; Appendix. The computer code; A.1. Simulating contingency tables; A.2. Log Odds Ratio; A.3. Simulating genetic drift; Notes; References; Glossary; Index ER -