ANT101H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Carl Linnaeus, Population Genetics, Vasoconstriction
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Linneaus 1758: classificatory, classified all organisms into groups based on biological traits. Count de bufon varieies of the human species (1749: tried to emphasize humans as a species, descriptive, rejected classifications, emphasized unity of species, behavioral & cultural biases. Originated in the us, by the early 1900s in became accepted. Al individuals of favourable traits to be reproducing, to make humans a beter species as a whole. Goal was for the beterment of the human species by the selecive breeding for favorable traits. 1869 heredity genius : prominence is inborn, statistics, used biology to reinforce social prejudices. 1911 heredity in relation to eugenics : established eugenics in us scientific program. How was eugenics to be carried out: restriction of immigration, restriction of the propagation of undesirable heritable traits, encouragement of breeding between individuals with desirable genetic traits. Polymorphism-a species with alternaive forms (alleles) of paricular genes. Polytypism - the study of diferences between groups.
