Sometimes it is claimed by those who argue that race is just a social construct that the human genome project shows that because people share roughly 99% of their genes in common, that there are no races. This is silly.

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On average, the Chinese, Koreans, and Japanese are more similar to each other and are...

On average, the Chinese, Koreans, and Japanese are more similar to each other and are...

Each race (or variety) is characterized by a more or less distinct combination of inherited...

Each race (or variety) is characterized by a more or less distinct combination of inherited...

I then moved to the University of Western Ontario where I was made a full...

I then moved to the University of Western Ontario where I was made a full...

Deconstructing the concept of race not only conflicts with people's tendency to classify and build...

Deconstructing the concept of race not only conflicts with people's tendency to classify and build...

Race differences show up early in life.

Race differences show up early in life.

We emigrated to South Africa and later to Canada so I went to school in...

We emigrated to South Africa and later to Canada so I went to school in...

The biological factors underlying race differences in sports have consequences for educational achievement, crime and...

The biological factors underlying race differences in sports have consequences for educational achievement, crime and...

I was born in Bournemouth, England, in 1943.

I was born in Bournemouth, England, in 1943.

Blacks in the Caribbean, Britain, Canada and sub-Saharan Africa as well as in the United...

Blacks in the Caribbean, Britain, Canada and sub-Saharan Africa as well as in the United...

Those objecting to the concept of race argue that the taxonomic definitions are arbitrary and...

Those objecting to the concept of race argue that the taxonomic definitions are arbitrary and...

Of course, individuals vary greatly within each racial group and should be treated as such.

Of course, individuals vary greatly within each racial group and should be treated as such.

I received a D.Sc. from the University of London in 1992.

I received a D.Sc. from the University of London in 1992.

Startling, and alarming to many, is the conclusion that follows from these data that if...

Startling, and alarming to many, is the conclusion that follows from these data that if...

Formation of a new race takes place when, over several generations, individuals in one group...

Formation of a new race takes place when, over several generations, individuals in one group...

Unless one is a religious fundamentalist and believes that man was created in the image...

Unless one is a religious fundamentalist and believes that man was created in the image...

A race is what zoologists term a variety or subdivision of a species.

A race is what zoologists term a variety or subdivision of a species.

To deny the predictive validity of race at this level is nonscientific and unrealistic.

To deny the predictive validity of race at this level is nonscientific and unrealistic.

Nonetheless, much has been learned by studying the statistical differences between the various human races.

Nonetheless, much has been learned by studying the statistical differences between the various human races.

The mean pattern of educational and economic achievement within multi-racial countries such as Canada and...

The mean pattern of educational and economic achievement within multi-racial countries such as Canada and...

But with each passing year and each new study, the evidence for the genetic contribution...

But with each passing year and each new study, the evidence for the genetic contribution...