An examination of racial taxonomies from around the world would indicate that

A. all cultures classify races similarly.
B. the classification of racial types is an arbitrary and culturally specific process.
C. classifying racial types can best be done by considering only phenotypic traits.
D. classifying racial types can best be done by considering only genotype.
E. the best classification of racial types considers genotype as well as phenotype.


Answer: B

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