Part Four IV › Division I I › Section 412 412

Human Heredity: the Races of Mankind

Subject Outline

AHeredity in humans
- 1The biological basis of human heredity: genetic reproduction
- 2Inheritance of behavioral traits
  - aFraternal and identical twins and the inferences that can be made from twin studies
  - bGenetic explanations for abnormalities: chromosome variations, mutation
- 3Applications of human genetics
- 4Specific behavioral traits affected by inheritance
- 5Consanguinity and its effects
BThe nature and origin of human physical variation
- 1Aspects of human diversity
- 2Measures of "race"
  - aOld measures; e.g., colour, hair form, body measurements, features such as eyes and nose