Anthropological perspectives on genomic data, genetic ancestry, and race
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8317837 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J B Torres (0000-0001-9678-4038, Vanderbilt University Department of Anthropology Nashville Tennessee, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 171 |
| Issue | S70 |
| Pages | 74-86 |
| Publication date | 2020-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Physical Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9483 • E-ISSN: 1096-8644 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/ajpa.23979 |
| PMID | 31837009 |
| OpenAlex | W2995071193 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
| References cited | 132 |
Human variation, including questions about race, have been central to biological anthropology since its emergence as a professional discipline in the early 20th century. More recently, genomic data have been used to address open questions about the nature and scope of human variation. Results from genome‐wide association studies and commercially available direct‐to‐consumer genetic ancestry tests have also kindled scholarly debate about the relationship between genetics/genomics and race. Such discussions among scholars and other stakeholders, illustrates that there are still many open issues about how genomic data influence the ways that people think about and debate race and racism. Genetic ancestry remains particularly contentious because of a complicated history of race within anthropology and other human sciences. In this article, I provide a broad overview on understandings of race given the new discoveries in genetics/genomics and provide examples of how these types of data continue to impact social and legal understandings of race. Ultimately, given that a primary focus of biological anthropology is to query human experience from a biological perspective, it will remain critical that biological anthropologists uphold the anti‐racist tradition of modern anthropology and diligently work to shape narratives about human difference
Biological anthropology · Biology · Genetic genealogy · Genome · Genomics · Human genetic variation · Human genome · Perspective (graphical) · Population · Race (biology) · Racism · Scope (computer science) · Sociology · Anthropology · Forensic and Genetic Research · Gender Studies · Genetics · Race, Genetics, and Society · Zoonotic diseases and public health
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Social determinants and health behaviors
The Science and Business of Genetic Ancestry Testing
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The Emerging Field of Human Social Genomics
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The Apportionment of Human Diversity
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Embodiment and experience
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History of physical anthropology in Southern Africa
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How race becomes biology
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| Citations per year | 2,83 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |