Overall, readers may find this book inspiring along with a healthy new respect for our closest genetic
At the beginning, Mark was confused and unsatisfied with his results. They had told him that his paternal lineage had come from Europe, knowing that he was African American. On the other hand, they had no records of were his mother’s lineage came from, which became harder to figure out where his family had emerged from. Having his genetic journey in jeopardy, Mark decided to search more in depth and went to see a scientist who focused more on African decedents, to see if he could get information from his mother’s lineage. Surprisingly, results showed some close family relatives from Qunari in Niger, Chad, Nigeria and Cameroon.
However, as he faces each challenge, his attitude shifts, and he becomes more optimistic. As he states in chapter 26, "I'm going to have to science the shit out of this" (Weir, 2014, p. 369). This statement represents a fundamental change in Mark's perspective on survival. He shifts from a defeatist attitude to a proactive and resourceful one, demonstrating his newfound determination and problem-solving skills.
Additionally, the book modified my judgments of inheritance. Many research topics can stem out of these inherited defects with beneficial advantages for survival such as taking a part of the G6PD- deficiency gene to cure malaria. Furthermore, studying defects like hemochromatosis, diabetes, or favism may be crucial to taking a leap (and hopefully, landing) in the scientific and medical community. And we end on this quote from Dr. Sharon Moalem himself which very accurately sums up my comprehension of evolution from this book, “If you’ve come this far on our journey across the evolutionary landscape, you’ve probably gathered a good sense of the interconnectedness of — well, just about everything. Out genetic makeup has been adapting in response to where we live and what the weather’s like.
The order of primates include a wide and varied array of species, from lemurs to macaques to humans. Grouped by distinctive characterestics, they are also distinguished by clear dissimilarities. Both these aspects may be seen with comparison to chimpanzees and bonobos and to an even more marked degree in regards to nonhuman primates and humans. Each species possess its own specific traits ranging from physical to behavioral to mental that set it apart from its biological kindred while still being firmly linked together. Chimpanzees and bonobos are physically quite similar to one another, with the chimps displaying greater sexual dimorphism, the physical variances between males and females.
Primatologists define culture as information that shapes individuals behavior through observations, interactions and teachings from other members of the same species. These social interactions shape individuals whether they are aware of it or not, and ultimately it is what shapes their behavior. These cultural behaviors are not solely learned in human primates but also non-human primates show evidence of culture. According to the University of Cambridge they have evidence that suggest that “monkeys can learn skills from each other, in the same manner as humans”, which demonstrates evidence of non-human primate culture (University of Cambridge, 2007).
Furthermore a study by the Genetic Society of America, weakens the myth that race is caused by genetic differences by stating that there is a “larger Genetic Differences Within Africans Than Between Africans and Eurasians” meaning “blacks” are more genetically similar to “whites”
Mark works through his problems in a very analytical and abstract way but the solutions to his problems always stem from a deep and emotional place. This is why he is
The imagery of grades are place upon her housewife chores. Both stories seem to have a melancholy tone but, end with a twist. William realizes he should look past the superficial appearences and discover the inner person in everybody. The mother in "Marks" is dropping out at the end of the
Critical thinking questions: physical anthropology textbook 1. Given that you’ve only just been introduced to the field of physical anthropology, why do you think subjects such as skeletal anatomy, genetics, nonhuman primate behavior, and human evolution are integrated into a discussion of what it means to be human? The study of physical anthropology integrates the subjects of skeletal anatomy, genetics, nonhuman primate behavior, and human evolution because anthropologists look to the fossilized remains of hominins to see what their environments were like and what they ate. In addition to these sub fields, anthropologists look to skeletal anatomy to see any evolutionary change or if the hominin had died from any diseases and how old and tall
Based on the unit’s readings, the post will explain how genetics and epigenetics affect people, their interactions, understanding the kinds of perceptions and judgments people have about others, cultures, and populations; additionally, how public policy, government benefits, corporate structure, and other systemic structures can be changed (if needed), and explain how people values can change or be modified to make room for a new understanding of epigenetics. Finally, it will describe how the Haitian culture explains heritability (genetics and epigenetics). According to Spielman (2017), “Psychological researchers study genetics to better understand the biological factors that contribute to certain behaviors. While all humans share certain
The text discusses the fact that there are more differences within a race of humans than there is between the various races, which is true. The data is slightly older, stating that between humans from different areas or supposed races have around a 4.62% variability of genes (Graves, 2004). The data today suggests that humans actually have considerably lower genetic variability, with unrelated humans being genetically different at an average rate of 0.09%, which may actually be an overestimate (Weinig, 2016). To put that in perspective, humans and some ape species are 1.3% different; some corn, within a single species, has a genetic variability of 1.42% (Weinig, 2016). So while I agree with the ideas and arguments presented in the article, there is less than one fourth the genetic variability that is stated in the article.
Among anthropologists it has become increasingly clear that the concept of race having a biological basis is fundamentally flawed. There a number of flaws with this concept of race. One issue is that features attributed to race, such as skin color, very across the globe in a clinal fashion rather than in uniform groups. Another issue is that there is more in-group variation within races than there is variation between races. Finally, human variation is non-concordant.
“Tale From the Jungle: Margaret Mead”, youtube videos, which was introduced by Professor Ana, humanities professor, are a six long clip video documentaries of the first anthropology’s discoveries ever brought to public, the Samoan civilization. This ‘Samoan civilization’ anthropology discovery was discovered by Mead Margaret, an American female anthropologist, and later by Derek Freeman, an Australian anthologist. According to Mead Margaret, an American female anthropologist, she believes that humans are influenced by nurture. On the other side, Derek Freeman, an Australian anthologist, opposes Mead Margaret’s idea. He believes that humans are influenced by nature.
It was thought that this was because the colonial Homo sapiens interbred with the Homo erectus in Australia or because there was a second migration from Africa; both challenge the theory of a single, common origin of humans. New DNA research, conducted by Cambridge and Anglia Ruskin Universities, confirms the Out of Africa Theory and shows that Australian Aborigines and the New Guineans sprang from the same small group of settlers. Both populations share genetic features linked with the Homo sapiens that emerged from Africa (University Of Cambridge,
