Genetic diseases in the Jewish population [electronic resource] / Neil Risch.
Material type: FilmSeries: Henry Stewart talksBiomedical & life sciences collection. Human population genetics I : evolution and variation: Publisher: London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2007Description: 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (37 min.) : color, sound)Subject(s): Genetic Predisposition to Disease | Genetics, Population | JewsOnline resources: Click here to access online | SeriesAnimated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration.
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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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Mode of access: World Wide Web.