"Rossianin"

[Paul B. Gallagher]

Daniel Rancour-Laferriere wrote:

> Dear not so fast,
> The higher probability of a specific medical condition in persons who
> self-identify with a certain ethnic group does not define that group
> biologically.  For example, the same condition may occur in persons
> of other groups.  A specific biological marker does not a race make.
> I am aware of the literature in this area.  The human genome project
> did not identify a gene for Russians - or for any other ethnic/
> national groups (and there are hundreds of them - how could they have
> missed them all?).

Nobody, least of all me, is trying to claim that any one feature,
genetic or otherwise, defines any ethnic group. Read the literature and
see.

--
War doesn't determine who's right, just who's left.
--
Paul B. Gallagher
pbg translations, inc.
"Russian Translations That Read Like Originals"
http://pbg-translations.com

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