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If someone was trying to study the genetic inheritance of intelligence, you would think he or she would want to look at more uniform groups than American blacks and American whites. Given the considerable amount of immigration and intermarriage modifying these group over time, both would appear fairly mixed with "stock" beyond even the European and the African. And Europe and Africa are wide, varied areas to begin with.


A uniform social and educational environment is far more important for these types of studies.

Comparing Africa And Europe makes that impossible - it's hard enough in the US as it is.




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