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IN the classificatory systems of a number of sciences the term ‘race’ occurs. Its meaning differs somewhat from science to science, but in all it has two main connotations, one being community of descent, the other distinctness from other races. Years ago the term signified something rather definite, but as time has passed and knowledge has advanced, this has given place to something much more vague. In general biology, for example, ‘race’ has now been largely abandoned in favour of ‘sub-species’ a term much more in harmony with the concept that it is used to portray.
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Genetics and Race. Nature 138, 988–989 (1936). https://doi.org/10.1038/138988a0
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