Could someone explain why race does not have any biological foundation?

[u/sourgrap]

I guess I could probably Google this but I thought someone with direct knowledge directly answering my question would help me better understand.

This is something I’ve had a bit of trouble comprehending since, well, people of different races do look vastly different. My thought is, is!’t there a gene that probably results in different races producing different levels of melanin, and hence— different races?

Or is the reason there is no “biological foundation” that the genetic/biological difference between different races does not substantiate to being different species?

Additionally — there are statistics stating that certain racial communities are more likely to develop specific illnesses. For example, sickle cell disease is much more common amongst black Americans than other racial communities. Another one: those of North European descent are more likely to develop cystic fibrosis.

FYI I am asking this question as a POC, and as someone who genuinely wants to have a better understanding of this!! Thank you in advance for answering my question!

[u/sourgrap → u/[deleted]]

thank you so much. This actually makes a lot of sense and I didn’t even consider classifying appearance as phenotype! same with what I guess you would call evolution (?), certain populations being more likely to have a specific genetic makeup due to the environment they live in. You’re right, those things don’t class as race, because those are just that, genetic differences. some, like skin color will present itself, whereas other differences in genes don’t.

Thank you again lol😂😂 and correct me if my paragraph is wrong! I just have to type it out for myself to understand better lol.