Human Races: Myth, Invention, or Reality?

Interciencia

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 221-227

  Salzano, Francisco M ^a,b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^d Brazilian Academy of Sciences   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Historical Genetics; Interpopulation Genetic Variability; Races; Science and Ethics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001726388     PISSN: 03781844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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