I have my BSc (Hon) in CMMB and am currently studying medicine, so, yes, I would confidently describe myself as both a population geneticist and a taxonomist.
I saw another version of this meme with zebras being called horses and shitskins (football world cup winners, in fact) being called french people. Very funny btw. Now I don't think zebras are the same species as horses.
zebras, donkeys, and horses are all distinct species, but they all fall under the same genus, so very closely related.
It's sort of why they can usually interbreed, but their offspring are almost always sterile.
To be totally clear, if it weren't politically charged, Africans would absolutely be considered a different sub-species, but they are categorically the same species as caucasians and asians
I learned it in a manga. But it isn't like I can say that's my source, lol. The manga was right about dogs/wolves, hyenas and lions. I just assume it is factually accurate when it talks about other species now as I got tired of checking.
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conservativecanuck ago
Look, I fucking hate niggers, but this is retarded.
Those two jackals are not "very distinct species" just because the meme says so.
They are sub-species, which is categorically different.
oneinchterror ago
Oh, are you a population geneticist or taxonomist? Please thoroughly explain the difference between "species" and "sub-species".
conservativecanuck ago
appeal to authority logical fallacy
oneinchterror ago
Not an argument, brainlet.
(and no it isn't)
Butterbread ago
He asked you a question, you "fallacy" faggot.
conservativecanuck ago
I have my BSc (Hon) in CMMB and am currently studying medicine, so, yes, I would confidently describe myself as both a population geneticist and a taxonomist.
Butterbread ago
Don't be coy, you homo.
Infearmal ago
I saw another version of this meme with zebras being called horses and shitskins (football world cup winners, in fact) being called french people. Very funny btw. Now I don't think zebras are the same species as horses.
conservativecanuck ago
hey,
you're right.
zebras, donkeys, and horses are all distinct species, but they all fall under the same genus, so very closely related.
It's sort of why they can usually interbreed, but their offspring are almost always sterile.
To be totally clear, if it weren't politically charged, Africans would absolutely be considered a different sub-species, but they are categorically the same species as caucasians and asians
slwsnowman40 ago
Well yea, zebras are closer to donkeys than horses genetically.
conservativecanuck ago
I don't usually (or really ever) trust what someone on Voat says, so I looked it up, and shit, you are right haha
There is an image a bit down the page
Thanks for the share
https://www.quora.com/Are-horses-more-closely-related-to-donkeys-or-zebras
slwsnowman40 ago
I learned it in a manga. But it isn't like I can say that's my source, lol. The manga was right about dogs/wolves, hyenas and lions. I just assume it is factually accurate when it talks about other species now as I got tired of checking.