How do you define race? — DingoJones
Well race just describes a certain set of differences between humans, like skin colour. Isnt that the standard definition?
Genetic analysis enables scientists to estimate the geographic ancestry of a person by using ancestry-informative markers, and by inference the probable racial category into which they will be classified in a given society. In that way there is a distinct statistical correlation between gene frequencies and racial categories. However, because all populations are genetically diverse, and because there is a complex relation between ancestry, genetic makeup and phenotype, and because racial categories are based on subjective evaluations of the traits, there is no specific gene that can be used to determine a person's race.[5][6][7]
Why are you attempting to make a definition that ignores Physical distinctions? — DingoJones
Ok, no single gene. Racial traits are a too diverse to attribute to a single gene. Makes sense.
Aside from the fact that if you go back far enough, we all apparently come from the same place, from the same general population (circa eastern (although by some accounts southern) Africa about 3 million years ago), as humankind spread out geographically and had a chance to diverge genetically, folks kept exploring and interacting and being horndogs, so that any divergent genetics wound up back in a melting pot. The idea that genetics diverged and stayed "pure" in their divergence over time as we continued to spread out geographically is a bunch of hogwash. — Terrapin Station
There are tendencies and trends that a population to have, is accounting for that why you say “mostly” hogwash/nonsense? — DingoJones
(i.e. signified) by some members of the racial majority e.g. white cops (US) - and thereby conducting oneself accordingly. — 180 Proof
"race" are at least as varied with respect to each other as people of different "races." — Terrapin Station
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