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Race can not be biologically defined due to the genetic variation among human individuals and populations. Which of the following was not a reason provided in class to support that race can not be biologically defined? Actual genetic variation does cluster roughly into geographical regions, but variation within a single region is large, with no uniform identity. A 2002 Stanford study looking at the distribution of 4,000 alleles across seven geographical regions found that 92% of all alleles were found in two or more regions, and almost half of the alleles were found in all seven geographical regions. Based on genetic variation two people of European descent may be more genetically distinct from each other than a person of European descent compared to a person of Asian descent. Scientists have identified trademark alleles that can now be used to separate racial and ethnic groups. O Race also draws on non-biological characteristics such as culture, language, history, religion and socioeconomic status.