1997/09/01 by S. O. Y. Keita, Rick A. Kittles · 1 citation
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research #Race, Genetics, and Society #Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
paper · doi:10.1525/aa.1997.99.3.534
openalex publication_date 1997/09/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/11
The concept and schema of race continue to exert a major influence on studies of human biology. The racial paradigm informs evolutionary studies in spite of evidence indicating that categories based on external phenotype are not valid. Racial thinking is especially prevalent in studies of Africa. It persists in defiance of genetic data that deconstruct such thinking, probably as a result of the sociocultural milieu, linger research traditions, and a lack of appreciation of the implications of modem genetic studies.