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Blue-eyed people share single ancestor living 10,000 years ago: study
yeshuadisciple:
My blue eyed ancestor was Japheth, the father of indo europeans. Just move the 10000 years ago up to about 5000 years ago and we're in business.
Tina Greco - Melbourne:
Does Race Exist?
If races are defined as genetically discrete groups, no. But researchers can use some genetic
information to group individuals into clusters with medical relevance
By Michael J. Bamshad and Steve E. Olson
Look around on the streets of any major city, and you will see a sampling of the outward variety of humanity: skin tones
ranging from milk-white to dark brown; hair textures running the gamut from fine and stick-straight to thick and wiry.
People often use physical characteristics such as these--along with area of geographic origin and shared culture--to group
themselves and others into "races." But how valid is the concept of race from a biological standpoint? Do physical features
reliably say anything informative about a person's genetic makeup beyond indicating that the individual has genes for blueeyes or curly hair?
The problem is hard in part because the implicit definition of what
makes a person a member of a particular race differs from region to
region across the globe. Someone classified as "black" in the U.S., for
instance, might be considered "white" in Brazil and "colored" (a
category distinguished from both "black" and "white") in South Africa.
Click to read more.
http://schools.tdsb.on.ca/rhking/departments/science/bio/evol_pop_dyn/does_race_exist.pdf
MarZutra:
Yacov, you will find all your answers here brother: http://www.somebodyhelpme.info/semites/semites.html
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