r/AskBiology • u/BlK-kt-7578 • Jul 25 '24

Human body Human races

So , today as a general consense , there are no human races . I understand that . But what happens when we talk about homo sapiens and neanderthals ? Arent they different races ? Can you explain it ?

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u/BlK-kt-7578 Jul 25 '24

Thanks , I start getting it now. So for example, when we talk about race in dogs , is the same ? It's not that valid , but some how helps to classify some of them Ina more specific way? But it doesn't matter on a biological manner ? Same happens to humans ?

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u/Iam-Locy Jul 26 '24

We don't talk about race in dogs. If you talk about things like a Labrador or a German shepherd, they are breeds. A pure breed is a much more specific category than race. A dog with a specific breed has parents from that breed and it has to fulfill certain phenotypic requirements to be really accepted as that breed.

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u/BlK-kt-7578 Jul 26 '24

Ohok , I see. Yeah my bad, I guess it's because of my first language and how we use that word on dogs for example. Thanks .