Re: DNA sequences

From: Susan Brassfield Cogan (Susan-Brassfield@ou.edu)
Date: Mon Sep 11 2000 - 15:33:42 EDT

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    >billwald@juno.com wrote:
    >
    >>There are unique DNA sequences that classify humans but NO
    >>unique DNA sequences that classify black people or any other race.
    >
    >If people aren't black or white because of specific different DNA
    >sequences, then what are the causes? It seems a little early in
    >the game to be declaring what is not in the human genome.
    >
    >--
    >Cliff Lundberg ~ San Francisco ~ 415-648-0208 ~ cliff@cab.com

    from what I've read all humans have the gene for "blackness" but in
    non-Africans it is switched off.

    Susan

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