Modern population genetics and race

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Modern population genetics and race. / Nielsen, Rasmus.

Remapping Race in a Global Context. ed. / Ludovica Lorusso; Rasmus Grønfeldt Winther. Routledge, 2022. p. 157-163 (History and Philosophy of Biology).

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Harvard

Nielsen, R 2022, Modern population genetics and race. in L Lorusso & RG Winther (eds), Remapping Race in a Global Context. Routledge, History and Philosophy of Biology, pp. 157-163. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315208893-13

APA

Nielsen, R. (2022). Modern population genetics and race. In L. Lorusso, & R. G. Winther (Eds.), Remapping Race in a Global Context (pp. 157-163). Routledge. History and Philosophy of Biology https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315208893-13

Vancouver

Nielsen R. Modern population genetics and race. In Lorusso L, Winther RG, editors, Remapping Race in a Global Context. Routledge. 2022. p. 157-163. (History and Philosophy of Biology). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315208893-13

Author

Nielsen, Rasmus. / Modern population genetics and race. Remapping Race in a Global Context. editor / Ludovica Lorusso ; Rasmus Grønfeldt Winther. Routledge, 2022. pp. 157-163 (History and Philosophy of Biology).

Bibtex

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