Humane Genetics Curriculum (HGC) Student Materials Lesson 8

Authors

Phillip Keck, The Live Oak SchoolFollow
Brian Donovan, University of Colorado BoulderFollow
Monica Weindling, University of Colorado BoulderFollow
Andrew Brubaker, University of Colorado BoulderFollow
Robbee Wedow, Purdue UniversityFollow

Abstract

In this lesson of the Humane Genetics Curriculum (HGC), students figure out: Genes can be a cause of variation within a group if all group members experience the same environment. But, because different races experience different environments, and because racial disparities change across environments, we should be skeptical of anyone who claims that racial disparities boil down to genes alone.

Keywords

Humane Genetics Curriculum (HGC); within-group genetic variation; between-group environmental variation; within-group environmental variation

DOI

10.5703/1288284318521

Date of this Version

2-3-2026

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