Risch, Neil Jay.

Genetic diseases in the Jewish population [electronic resource] / Neil Risch. - London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2007. - 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (37 min.) : color, sound). - Human population genetics I : evolution and variation, 2056-452X . - Henry Stewart talks. Biomedical & life sciences collection. Human population genetics I : evolution and variation. .

Animated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration. Title from title frames.

Contents: Jewish history and genetics -- Classification of Jews -- Genetic diseases found in Jews, particularly Ashkenazi Jews -- Lysosomal storage diseases -- Natural selection (heterozygote advantage) vs. genetic drift -- Mutation frequencies, ages and geographic distributions -- Bottlenecks in Jewish history.

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