On my other weblog someone is asking about genetics & evolution texts. Specifically they were wondering about the order in which to read Principles of Population Genetics, Evolutionary Genetics and Quantitative Genetics. That was actually the order I suggested, the first book is more basic and broader, while the two latter texts are more specific. In fact the last book is to some extent an elaboration of just one chapter in Principles of Population Genetics. Additionally, I recommended Evolutionary Quantitative Genetics if you want to take the "next step" in specialization (the author is a G-matrix fiend). But, we're only exploring one dimension of biospace here. Does anyone have a good recommendation for a text on molecular genetics with a slant toward evolution? I have Molecular Evolution, but that's getting a bit out of date now. I've started to check out Human Molecular Genetics, but the focus is obviously a ...
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