Human Variation

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An examination of ways in which humans have adapted both genetically and physiologically to a wide variety of environments and how these adaptations have produced the biological variation seen in contemporary human populations. Major topics will include historical and current approaches to classifying human groups, human growth and development, adaptation and acclimatization to specialized environments, genetic disease, and tracing lineages through DNA analysis. It will also explore recent studies relating human biology to social constructs such as gender, race, ethnicity, and intelligence. Prerequisite: ANT 304 , or BIO 101 and BIO 111 , or BIO 121 , or BMS 100 and BMS 101 , or BMS 110 and BMS 111 .