Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
15 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
Bicultural |
It is the scientific exploration of the relationships between human biology and culture. ex. sickle cell trait found in the populations of Africa |
|
Variant |
Individuals within a population having different expressions of a trait. ex. An individual having an extra toe |
|
Varability |
The Tendency for members of a population having different expressions of a trait. ex. the variability of the toes a normal person has. |
|
Variation |
The range of expression for a trait among members of a population to exhibit different versions of a trait. ex. People usually have 5 toes on one foot and having less or more is a rare phenomenon. |
|
Polymorphic Variable |
Differences within a population, physical differences can be observed. |
|
Polytypic Variable |
Looking between a population, differences can be observed. |
|
Continuous Variation |
Genetic variation tends to be distributed in a continuous, overlapping fashion among populations. ex. height
|
|
Clinical Variation |
A gradual change in a trait, patterned across geographic spaces. ex. blood type |
|
Race Classification |
Reflects cultures' choice of important defining characteristics, including ancestry and geographic origins. Ex. a black man who speaks french - Haiti |
|
Racialization |
The social process by which groups of people become designated as a race, or as ascribed racial stereotypes. Ex. the false idea that Jewish people are their own race. |
|
Monogeny |
The hypothetical descent of the human race from a single pair of individuals |
|
Polygeny |
The theory that humans evolved from several independent paris of ancestors |
|
genetic drift |
change in the frequency of a gene variable (allele) in a population due to random samplings of organism |
|
Scientific Racism |
Claimed biological differences to argue that the races differing in basic worth |
|
Eugenics |
A set of beliefs and practices that aim at improving the genetic quality of the human population |