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Old 10-10-2007, 11:52 AM   #29 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by abaya
Race is a cultural construct in itself, so aberkok is right. There is no such thing as race, there are only arbitrary categories created by humans to explain surface biological variation.
Then how do the forensics people know if skeletal remains are black, white, or Asian?
I thought this was kind of ironic because the answer to your question was the last 3 words of what you quoted. Forensic examination of corpses determines race by examining surface biological variation.

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If I'm remembering correctly, genetic race is determined by a maximum of 17 genes in the genome. Geographic separation has led to gene pool homogenization of certain racial groups...
You're quite right. "Nordic" (white) Americans have much more in common genetically with black Africans than black Africans do with black Middle-Easterners.
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