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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