There is a wide consensus that the racial categories that are common in everyday usage are socially constructed, and that racial groups cannot be biologically defined. Nonetheless, some scholars argue that racial categories obviously correlate with biological traits (e.g. phenotype) to some degree, and that certain genetic markers have varying frequencies among human populations, some of which correspond more or less to traditional racial groupings. For this reason, there is no current consensus about whether racial categories can be considered to have significance for understanding human genetic variation.
There is a wide consensus that the racial categories that are common in everyday usage are socially constructed , and that racial groups can not be biologically defined . Nonetheless , some scholars argue that racial categories obviously correlate with biological traits ( e.g. phenotype ) to some degree , and that certain genetic markers have varying frequencies among human populations , some of which correspond more or less to traditional racial groupings . For this reason , there is no current consensus about whether racial categories can be considered to have significance for understanding human genetic variation .
What is the majority opinion on whether racial categories can be considered to have impact on human genetic variation?
What is the majority opinion on whether racial categories can be considered to have impact on human genetic variation ?
no current consensus
no current consensus