The formation of races is half path for formation of distinct species?

Answer 1

If we were still isolated then this would be true, yes. Race is the product of a species diverging and evolving over time. However, with the invention of mass transport and such, the world is becoming a connected place where evolutionary mechanisms like gene flow and genetic drift arn't acting racially anymore.


Populations today are becoming much larger. Races are interbreeding and really mixing things up genetically which is starting to make the race card disappear.

However, we're still evolving as a population all the time.

Answer 2

No, it's probably the other way around; we are coming together more than we are breaking apart, racially speaking.

Remember that what we call "race" is really more accurately called "gene pool." And those genes mix and combine in various ways over time, more widely disbursed all the time due to improved travel and reduced provincialism. If you would really understand what race is (and is not) all about, research the current work on human genome mapping which is all over the press. There was recently a very good article in National Geographic, and I'm sure a short bit of surfing the Internet could yield the latest.

We are one species, in taxonomic terms, because we can have fertile unions across lines we call "race." And what's more, those children tend to be stronger, smarter and more attractive than those which are produced by long-standing inbreeding. And they are growing more numerous all the time. Soon those with "pure blood" will be in the minority, if they are not already in some countries.

Answer 3

You are right.
In fact, the races mean that they have already started adapting to other sets of environments and that they will start to develop further differences overtime.

However, it is not the case for humans since we are still able to reproduce between ourselves (metissage) to tilt back the balance.