Cultural differences may leave their mark on DNA

Re:Cultural differences may leave their mark on DNA by lacampbell on Tuesday January 10, 2017 @01:39PM (#13367563)

Would the layman consider Khoisan and Bantu people to be of the same race? I mean after learning about the existence and names of both of them.

I am a layman who knows next to nothing about genetics, but a bit about Africa, and I would not consider the two peoples to be in the same race. They look completely different - which is what most laymen use to determine race, isn't it?

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Re:Cultural differences may leave their mark on DNA by Impossible on Tuesday January 10, 2017 @03:14PM (#13368519)

I think a layman, at least in the US and countries that define race in similar ways as it is defined in America, would consider Khoisan and Bantu people the same race (black), even if they knew they were different groups. African Americans in the US often look different but are all considered "black".

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