Not an innocent pursuit: the politics of a 'Jewish' genetic signature.

Abstract excerpt

This commentary questions the presumption in genetic research that a biological connection exists between populations identified as Jewish. The author emphasises that identifying individuals as Jewish based on biological criteria is a sociological process that can draw attention away from other social mechanisms affecting identity construction. She also encourages critical consideration of the possible racialised...

Topics

• Black People
• Chromosomes, Human, Y
• Genetic Research
• Genetic Variation
• Genetics, Population
• Haplotypes
• Humans
• Jews
• Male
• Pedigree
• Politics
• Prejudice