>>6092907We are not one species.
The Fixation index, or FST, is a way to measure genetic distance between populations.
The FST between Whites (British) and Blacks (Bantu) is 0.23.
The FST between the common Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) and the Bonobo (Pan paniscus) is 0.103
(Which you'll note is *half* the White-Black difference, despite the two being classified as two separate species.)
The FST between two Gorilla species; Gorilla Gorilla and Gorilla Beringei is 0.04.
(Or 1/6 the difference between Blacks and Whites. Again two seperate Species).
The FST between modern Humans and Neanderthals is <0.08
(Or 1/3 the difference between Blacks and Whites.)
The FST between modern Humans and Homo Erectus is 0.17
(Or 3/4 the difference between Blacks and Whites.)
Whites and blacks are more genetically distant than:
- two different Chimpanzee species
- two different Gorilla species
- Humans vs. Neanderthals
- Humans vs. Homo Erectus.
If we are consistent and objetive with Biology and taconomic classicication systems, even in regards to human populations, Blacks and Whites should be classified into seperate speceis and at the very least into different subspecies.
Sources:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2675054http://www.genetics.org/content/105/3/767.abstracthttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0018442X04700335http://mbe.oxfordjournals.org/content/19/8/1359.fullhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2730349/http://frissekijk.info/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/100-Facts1.pdfWikipedia states the same things.
