ANTH 011 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Biological Anthropology, Dermis, Dark Skin

• School: College of The Sequoias
• Department: Anthropology (ANTH)
• Course: ANTH 011
• Professor: Allen

Document Summary

A group of populations sharing certain characteristics that make them distinct from other groups of populations; often incorporates biological and cultural criteria. A lot of the phenotypic differences have to do with cultural differences. A typological and arbitrary concept, which assumes that human variation can be classified into a number of distinct groups. Human variation is not packaged in these distinct groups it is continuous. Skin color is distributed clinically across the globe. Because people tend to choose their mates among those they live close to. The relationship between geographic and genetic proximity reflect gene flow. 10 % of human diversity is accounted for by different geographic regions. 85% of the variation is accounted for by individual differences within. 5% among local populations within geographic regions populations. There are geographic difference between populations but it is generally the greatest variation within populations and populations between continents are not as significant. Darker skin low latitudes near equator.