Biological races in humans

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C :Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 262-271

  Templeton, Alan R ^a,b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Admixture; Evolutionary lineage; Gene flow; Genetic differentiation; Human evolution; Race

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADMIXTURE; AFRICA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; EVOLUTIONARY LINEAGE; GENE FLOW; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HUMAN; PAN TROGLODYTES; RACE;

ADMIXTURE; EVOLUTIONARY LINEAGE; GENE FLOW; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; HUMAN EVOLUTION; RACE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AFRICA; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; PAN TROGLODYTES;

EID: 84881221498     PISSN: 13698486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsc.2013.04.010     Document Type: Article

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