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Ancestry

Yasmin Haddad

"Ancestry is a central concept in human population genetics, yet remains undertheorized in philosophy of biology. This Element examines ancestry through the lens of scientific objectivity, asking whether it can function as an objective concept. It begins by distinguishing the meanings of ancestry and showing the concept's ambiguity and imprecision"--

75 pages

English edition · First published 2026 by Cambridge University Press · ISBN 9781009660969

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