How Can We Begin to Understand Human Genetic Diversity?

What do scientists know about human genetic diversity and what does this tell us about race in humans? This infographic presents three assumptions associated with the false belief that humans have biological races. It debunks each assumption by introducing the known traits of human genetic diversity—namely that it is biologically continuous, discordant, and greater within populations. Explore these traits in more detail: Human Genetic Diversity Is Biologically Continuous Human Genetic Diversity Is Discordant Why Is Human Genetic Diversity So Small? How Is Human Genetic Diversity Distributed?

Topics

  • health equity
  • public health
  • medical discrimination
  • equity
  • racism
  • inclusion
  • diversity
  • belonging
  • RDEISE
  • human genetic diversity
  • discordant inheritance
  • biological continuity
  • the biological race concept
  • genetic diversity