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One major factor to consider when talking about race isn't how YOU self-identify, but how other's identify you. So perhaps "self-identification" will correspond
by huxley 15y ago
One major factor to consider when talking about race isn't how YOU self-identify, but how other's identify you. So perhaps "self-identification" will correspond more closely to the markers than if I was to identify the racial category.
As well, that study looked at the US population which is clumped by historical factors in ways that may not apply worldwide.
- barry-cotter 15y agoOn self versus other identification I would expect differences to exist, and that those differences would depend on society, culture and environment but within a pretty small range. Here's another study on distinguishing ancestry by continent An ancestry informative marker set for determining continental origin: validation and extension using human genome diversity panels: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2156/10/39 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2156/10/39 It only uses 93 SNPs and is also reliable, except for distinguishing South Asians from West Eurasians.