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The Genetics of Human Populations

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Arlequin (version 3.0): An integrated software package for population genetics data analysis

TL;DR: Arlequin ver 3.0 as discussed by the authors is a software package integrating several basic and advanced methods for population genetics data analysis, like the computation of standard genetic diversity indices, the estimation of allele and haplotype frequencies, tests of departure from linkage equilibrium, departure from selective neutrality and demographic equilibrium, estimation or parameters from past population expansions, and thorough analyses of population subdivision under the AMOVA framework.
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A Theory of Marriage: Part II

TL;DR: In this article, the skeleton of a theory of marriage is presented, which assumes that each person tries to do as well as possible and that the "marriage market" is in equilibrium.
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Nature-nuture reconceptualized in developmental perspective: A bioecological model.

TL;DR: The authors propose an empirically testable theoretical model that goes beyond and qualifies the established behavioral genetics paradigm by allowing for nonadditive synergistic effects, direct measures of the environment, and mechanisms of organism-environment interaction through which genotypes are transformed into phenotypes.
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Mutation selection and the natural history of cancer

TL;DR: The survival of the rapidly renewing tissues of long-lived animals like man requires that they be protected against the natural selection of fitter variant cells (that is, the spontaneous appearance of... as discussed by the authors.
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Population frequencies of inherited neuromuscular diseases—A world survey

TL;DR: A survey of the world literature of the population frequencies of various inherited neuromuscular diseases has been carried out, with a conservative estimate of the overall prevalence among both sexes around 286 x 10(-6).