奥林匹克基因溯源:最快人种的诞生
Tracing the Origins of Olympic DNA:Birth of the Fastest Humans
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摘要: 通过人类学方法、历史研究法、文献资料法、数理统计法, 追溯了牙买加人的“奥林匹克基因”从跨大西洋奴隶贸易至今的演化过程, 揭开了“最快人种诞生”的神秘面纱。研究认为, 西非人种的生物力学和生理生化特征使其比其他人种更适合从事短跑运动, 跨大西洋奴隶贸易将西非人种的运动基因注入了加勒比地区, 奴隶贩运途中引发的有利于短跑表现的代谢演化使加勒比地区的西非后裔比其他西非人种更容易在短跑项目中取得成功, 西非黑奴到达美洲后, 奠基者效应在“速度基因”上的体现又使牙买加人从加勒比地区的西非后裔中脱颖而出, 科克皮特地区独特的文化传统、生存方式和生活环境使“马隆人”在短跑项目上的表现优于其他牙买加人, 成为了最快的人种。此外, 牙买加历史传统的熏陶、培养体系的激励、脱贫致富的动机也是“最快人种诞生”不容忽视的因素。Abstract: The dominance of Jamaican sprinters in international meets remains largely unexplained.Through the methodology of anthropology, history, literature review and mathematical statistics, this paper unveiled the fastest humans by tracing the development of sprinting in Jamaica from the time of the transatlantic slave trade to the present day.This study suggested that performance of West Africans in sprint activities were superior to all other groups could be ascribed to their biomechanical and biochemical advantages, and that performance of West African descent in sprint activities were superior to West African could be ascribed to the metabolic evolution during the transatlantic slave trade, and that performance of Jamaicans in sprint activities were superior to all other West African descent could be ascribed to the effects of Founder Effect on the frequency of ACTN-3, and that success of individuals of Jamaica's Maroons in sprint activities could be ascribed to the special cultural heritage, survival way and living conditions of Cockpit country.In addition, historical traditions, training system and the desire to out of poverty play an important role in the birth of the fastest humans.