Race is considered a discredited scientific concept in biology.

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Multiple scholarly sources, textbooks, and genetic studies confirm that race is widely recognized in modern biology and genetics as a social construct rather than a valid biological categorization.

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Wikipedia: Race (human categorization)

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Wikipedia: Race (human categorization). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_(human_categorization)

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science.org: Taking race out of human genetics

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science.org: Taking race out of human genetics. science.org. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aac4951

Discusses the dispute and confusion surrounding biological concepts of race in human genetic research.

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en.wikipedia.org: Race and genetics

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en.wikipedia.org: Race and genetics. en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_and_genetics

States the consensus among scientists is that race is a social construct.

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first checked31 Jul 2026

judged → SUPPORTED · 7531 Jul 2026

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