Genetics and the Human Race

• Published in: Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Vol. 140; no. 3571; pp. 1057 - 1064
• Main Author: Boyd, William C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science 07-06-1963
• Subjects: Antigens; Blood grouping; Blood groups; Definition/Definitions/ Definitional; Evolutionary genetics; Gene frequency; Genetic/Genetically/Genetics; Hemoglobins; High frequencies; Human genetics; Native Americans; Phenotypes; Race/Races/Racial/Racially (see also Relations, Race)
• ISSN: 0036-8075; 1095-9203
• DOI: 10.1126/science.140.3571.1057

A definition of race using gene f 's which can be used to supplement the use of morphological characteristics. On the basis of gene f 's 13 races are proposed: Early European, The Lapps, Northwest Europeans, Eastern & Central Europeans, Mediterraneans, African race, Asian race, Indo-Dravidian, Amer Indian, Indonesian, Polynesian, & Australian (aboriginal) races. This classification does not differ in any startling way from those defined on the basis of morphological characteristics. However, 2 instances where the gene f method has been useful independent of the morphological characteristics method is in confirming the Indian origin of the Gypsies & the establishing of the Lapps as an independent group (& not part of the Mongoloids, as they were classified for a long time). 7 tables are given in explanation of the method. G. Speal.