The video concepts shown in “Race—The Power of an Illusion” provides evidence that our current definition of race is not a fact of biological differences. In the beginning of the video, a lab teacher performed a DNA workshop to examine human genetic variation by analyzing the participant’s genetic similarities and differences in correspondence to their individual phenotypic properties (e.g., skin color, hair, facial and body shape). To get to the specific point, the evidence suggested that despite the similarities or differences in observable appearances of humans, peoples of all geographical locations have overlapping genes—meaning that a single distinct genetic marker has not been discovered that distinguishes one “racial group” from another. Exploring even deeper in understanding how race is a biological myth, out of our 3 billion some nucleotides contain within our body, there is a 3 million nucleotide difference on average from person to person. Consequently, there is genetic variation among our race, but it is a miniscule amount of only .001% and too small to contribute to the so called reality of “races”.
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This is the reason why race is believed to be a social construction: to impose status, power, and fear on others by accepting and agreeing to a myth of
This is the reason why race is believed to be a social construction: to impose status, power, and fear on others by accepting and agreeing to a myth of