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From: logajan@ns.network.com (John Logajan)
Newsgroups: ca.politics,sci.bio
Subject: Re: Hybrid vigor
Message-ID: <1545@ns.network.com>
Date: 10 Aug 89 03:28:34 GMT
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In article <5983@lynx.UUCP>, neal@lynx.uucp (Neal Woodall) writes:
> Is it any suprise that Afro-Americans excell at most sports (ie, are
> represented in most sports in numbers that are vastly larger than their
> representation in the general population would suggest)? They have
> superior genes (in general) for physical strength and stamina.

I don't see this as a meaningful comparison -- apples to oranges, and all
that.  You would have to compare the physical attributes of american blacks
with their "old" country (African continent) relative.  Also, no fair 
comparing geographically inappropriate groups.

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