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> Race can be determined by DNA testing Wading into a minefield here, but is this even remotely true? My understanding of DNA testing is that it can only tell
by runako 8y ago
> Race can be determined by DNA testing
Wading into a minefield here, but is this even remotely true?
My understanding of DNA testing is that it can only tell you what genes a person has. I wasn't aware of any reliable way to cluster genes into racial groups. (The 23 & me stuff is all probabilities, wide percentage ranges, etc.)
Further, I thought it was the case that science has basically abandoned the concept of race specifically because it couldn't be reliably measured, even by DNA analysis. Is this not the case?
What am I missing?
- zozbot123 8y agoThere are measures of genetic distance that happen to correlate quite nicely with perceived ancestry, even though most genetic variation is not necessarily related to it. It's just one of many genetic "signals" that barely rise above the background noise. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_distance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_distance