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By James V. Neel. 436 pp., illustrated. New York, John Wiley, 1994. $24.95. ISBN 0-471-30844-7.

This is James V. Neel's account of his career in genetics. It deals not with the personalities of the author and his associates but with the results of his research and theirs, which make up a major part of what we know about human population genetics. Neel's work has encompassed hereditary diseases and assortative mating in Michigan, hemoglobin variants in Africa, inbreeding and the genetic effects of surviving the atomic bombs in Japan, and the population structure of the last tribal peoples in Brazil and Venezuela still living in their traditional way.

Taken as a whole, Neel's findings lead to . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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