title: [Variability of cultures and genetic variability].
abstract: Cultural selection is defined as a modification in gene frequency distributions within a population under the effects of socio-cultural factors. The conditions are examined which determine the efficiency of such a selection mechanism as a driving force for the evolution of the genetic pool of a social group in a state of relative isolation. The possible effect of the cultural variation on the genetic variation of the human species is discussed.
mesh_terms: D003469:Culture; D005006:Ethnicity; D005787:Gene Frequency; D005828:Genetics, Population; D006801:Humans; D012641:Selection, Genetic; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
vernacular_title: Variabilité des cultures et variabilité génétique