Light skin gene mirrors socio-cultural boundaries in Indian... | ED 262 KCKCC Sp '24 | Scoop.it

atural selection is not the sole factor in skin tone variation across the Indian sub-continent, with cultural and linguistic traits still delineating this skin pigment genetic mutation

 

...But while the complete dominance of the gene in Europeans is likely to be solely down to natural selection, they say, the rich diversity of this genetic variant in India – high in some populations while non-existent in others, even neighbouring ones – has some correlation with factors of language, ancestral migration and distinct social practices such as limiting marriage partners to those with specific criteria.


Via David Connolly, Deanna Dahlsad