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I have no interest in bringing race into this because of the wide genetic difference between groups that common people would label as being the same "race". Gen

• dgfitz 3y ago
  Edit: grammar Humans and mice have 85% commonality in their DNA. More to the point, humans have between 99.6 and 99.9 commonality in their genetics. Even more interesting (quoted directly from below) " impossible to draw discrete genetic boundaries around human groups." Your point is not accurate. From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_and_genetics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_and_genetics > Humans are remarkably genetically similar, sharing approximately 99.6%-99.9% of their genetic code with one another. We nonetheless see wide individual variation in phenotype, which arises from both genetic differences and complex gene-environment interactions. The vast majority of this genetic variation occurs within groups; very little genetic variation differentiates between groups. Crucially, the between-group genetic differences that do exist do not map onto socially recognized categories of race. Furthermore, although human populations show some genetic clustering across geographic space, human genetic variation is "clinal", or continuous. This, in addition to the fact that different traits vary on different clines, makes it impossible to draw discrete genetic boundaries around human groups. Finally, insights from ancient DNA are revealing that no human population is "pure" – all populations represent a long history of migration and mixing.