Biological Diversity in Human Population

Biological Diversity in Human Population

1 Importance and Implications of Biological Variation

  1. Physical Anthropology vs. Biological Anthropology
  2. Categorisation of People
  3. Human Biological Variation
  4. Somatoscopic Characters
  5. Anthropometric Characters
  6. Genetic Markers
  7. Molecular Markers

2 Sources of Genetic Variation

  1. Mendelian Mutation
  2. Genetic Recombination
  3. Gene Flow and Genetic Drift
  4. Selection

3 Genetic Polymorphism

  1. Causes and Applications of Genetic Variations in Humans
  2. Blood Groups
  3. Serum Proteins
  4. Biochemical or Red Cell Enzyme/Protein Markers
  5. Molecular/DNA Markers

4 Role of Bio-cultural Factors

  1. Bio-Cultural Factors Influencing The Diseases and Nutritional Status
  2. Evolution of Diet
  3. Biological Perspectives of Aging Process Among Different Populations

5 Ethnic Elements in Indian Population

  1. Historical Views of Human Variation
  2. Concept of Ethnicity
  3. Indian Population: A Brief
  4. Ethnic Elements in Indian Population

6 Classification of Racial Elements in India

  1. Linguistic Classification of Indian Population
  2. Language and Racial Variation
  3. Pre and Proto Historic Racial Elements in India
  4. Racial Element in India and Genomic Study

7 Major Races of Mankind

  1. Concept of Race
  2. Racial Classification
  3. Major Races of the World
  4. UNESCO Statement on Race

8 Demographic Anthropology

  1. Scope
  2. Relationship with Other Branches of Social Sciences
  3. Sources of Demographic Data
  4. Demographic Processes

9 Indian Demography

  1. Demography: Definition and Concepts
  2. Introduction to Demographic Profile of Indian Populations
  3. Theories on Demography
  4. Sources of Demographic Data
  5. National Population Policy of India

10 Inbreeding and Consanguinity

  1. Consanguinity
  2. Inbreeding
  3. Biological Consequences of Inbreeding
  4. Prevalence of Inbreeding in Indian Population