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Ethnicity and Ancestry
Genetics over the last 30 years has revealed that there are no clearcut biological racial categories. Everyone is racialized in some way.
Ancestry is a legacy, not a bloodline. Our genetic script is just one side of the story.
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DNA home test variances
Many who have done a DNA home test begin to question their family heritage and wonder if they might have been misled. However, taking DNA tests from different companies reveal wildly varying results. There are a few reasons for this:
- The companies are only looking a...
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Ancestry testing
DNA-testing is done by millions of people all over the world to analyze their DNA and find out where they originate.
Targeted marketing for DNA home-testing kits shows models under the banner “find out your ethnicity” or urges people to book holidays based on their “DNA story”. It’s estima...
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DNA home tests
Some problems arise regarding DNA home tests about what happens after the results of land.
- Storage of sensitive genetic information. An open-source DNA testing site was recently used by the police to identify a killer.
- Emotional side effects after receiving confus...
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Samples from Africa
DNA testing companies often have very few samples from Africa. Some companies are trying to rectify this and have launched a program to encourage researchers to study remote populations and submit their data.
However, questions have been raised about the ethics of European and American scie...
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The genetic component of curiosity
Most psychological traits, and curiosity is no exception, have a genetic component to them.
The fact that some people are much more curious than others largely has to do with their genetics. But, as in all cases, genetics is never the whole story.
The Genetics of Weight
Genetics alone cannot explain why some people are fat and others thin. Other factors include what you do and what happens to you. What can be revealed with known genes is in the single digits.
- One 2015 study of 97 gene...
Culture and Relativism
Cultural relativists claim that no culture has a truer worldview than any other - they are just different.
The anthropological conception of culture is the most productive terrain for cultural relativism. For example, some societies have a clear-cut gender and racial d...
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