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Evolutionary Relationships of Human Populations at the Molecular Level

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Evolution of Life

Abstract

All humans belong to the same species, Homo sapiens; yet there are many populations, or ethnic groups, that can be distinguished from each other in terms of morphological characters. The broad division into three major ethnic groups, Caucasoid, Mongoloid, and Negroid, is generally accepted; many anthropologists add two more major ethnic groups, Amerind (American Indians) and Australoid. However, how these ethnic groups evolved remains controversial, and the evolutionary relationships of populations within these groups are yet to be studied.

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  1. Institute of Molecular Evolutionary Genetics, Penn State University, 328 Mueller Laboratory, University Park, PA, 16802, USA

    Masatoshi Nei & Tatsuya Ota

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  1. Department of Biology, Nagoya University, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464, Japan

    Syozo Osawa Ph.D. (Professor) (Professor)

  2. Department of Medical Chemistry, Kyoto University, Yoshidakonoe-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606, Japan

    Tasuku Honjo M.D., Ph.D. (Professor) (Professor)

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Nei, M., Ota, T. (1991). Evolutionary Relationships of Human Populations at the Molecular Level. In: Osawa, S., Honjo, T. (eds) Evolution of Life. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-68302-5_26

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