If so, what might it be.
2007-01-15 11:48:13 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Anthropology
Depends on what you mean by 'races'. Firsthand, 'race' as an idea is a backwards idea. We're all the same species, and as most mammals go, we have remarkably little genetic variability even between the palest Norwegian dwarf and the darkest !Kung tribesman. But since you seem to believe in racial differentiation, I'll humor your point for now.
If you mean to say if you have different tribal strains in your genome, that's a definite yes. All humans have DNA descended from the ancient peoples who live around the Kalahari desert, which proliferated into various African tribes. So chances are very good that, assuming you're entirely of African origin, that you've had mixes with other tribes in your past history.
But this is even leaving out the consideration of peoples from other societies interbreeding with your ancient ancestors. Chances are also pretty good that somewhere along the line your predecessors had relations with, assuming proximity to Africa helps make genetic traffic more likely, Hispanic Moors from Southern Spain, and Semitic Peoples from Northern Africa and the Middle East.
Of course, to know what other societies your ancestors were from, we'd need to know a lot more about your family and ancient past, not to mention a whole hell of a lot about ancient tribal African history, most information regarding which was never even recorded. Your best bet for finding the answer to your question is waiting a few years until a global compendium of native DNA is created (there's a project like it currently underway, but I don't remember its name), and then getting yourself tested.
Mind you, remember my first point. Race is a completely imaginary idea.
2007-01-15 14:07:24 · answer #1 · answered by Jack H 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Race is a human construct. An idea in the platonic sense. Nature doesn't think in races. In fact it doesn't think at all. Races do not exist.
2007-01-17 08:46:23 · answer #2 · answered by Dr. Zaius 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-01-17 19:18:53 · answer #3 · answered by rhinelander_hodags 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are part of the human race, as are all of us.
2007-01-15 12:36:50 · answer #4 · answered by Polete Brasil 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we were a mixture of everything before we even got out of the Stone Age
2007-01-15 11:51:39 · answer #5 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you could be any race, caucasoid, *******, asian, any or the mix of any, I believe everyone is actually their own race.
2007-01-16 02:47:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
different ethnicities, yes. different races, no.
2007-01-15 11:53:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
we all have different races in us
2007-01-15 11:51:10 · answer #8 · answered by SHORTY 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
not really i am a jamaica girl and i dont thing i am different. you not either
2007-01-15 12:25:57 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe. try a dna test to see. i think they are expensive.
2007-01-15 12:12:30 · answer #10 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋