Human Genetic Diversity Is Biologically Continuous
What do we mean when we say that genetic diversity in humans is biologically continuous? In this text, we describe how human genetic diversity is influenced by natural selection and explain that traits such as skin tone have complex genetic patterns that can’t be reduced to society's categorizations of race.
Topics
- health equity
- public health
- medical discrimination
- equity
- racism
- inclusion
- diversity
- belonging
- RDEISE
- anti-racism
- human genetic diversity
- biological continuity
- natural selection
- monogenic traits
- polygenic traits
- reproductive success
- vitamin-d folate hypothesis
- quantitative genetics