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Re: Owed Explanation I (Was Re: Ebonic Xmas)

From:John Cowan <cowan@...>
Date:Sunday, January 16, 2000, 5:58
Nik Taylor scripsit:

> Indeed, the difference WITHIN a group > is greater than that between groups. That is, the difference between > two unrelated whites is greater than the difference between blacks and > whites, which consists almost purely of appearances, plus a few small > genetic differences like sickle-cell anemia among blacks or cystic > fibrosis among whites.
It is estimated that any one ethnos contains 80% of the total genetic variation of humanity. -- John Cowan cowan@ccil.org I am a member of a civilization. --David Brin