Biological races in humans.

doi:10.1016/j.shpsc.2013.04.010

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Biological races in humans.

Studies in history and philosophy of biological and biomedical sciences - 1 Sept 2013

Templeton Alan R

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Races may exist in humans in a cultural sense, but biological concepts of race are needed to access their reality in a non-species-specific manner and to see if cultural categories correspond to biological categories within humans. Modern biological concepts of race can be implemented objectively with molecular genetic data through hypothesis-testing. Genetic data sets are used to see if biological races exist in...

Topics

Adaptation, Physiological
Africa
Animals
Biological Evolution
Genetic Variation
Humans
Pan troglodytes
Racial Groups

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PMID: 23684745
DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsc.2013.04.010
PMCID: PMC3737365

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