HLA Polymorphism in Anthropology

Humans are the most adaptable species among living organisms. Adaptation is the sum of all processes which allows the organism to cope with environmental stresses, in particular climate and topography, for its survival. All living species continuing through time and space to the present day are endowed with innate biological adaptation. The whole gamut of biological adaptation of human species is dependent on the sum total of anatomical, physiological, immunological and genetic characteristics. But the human species, in addition to biological adaptation, also possess cultural adaptation. Cultures are customs and traditions which help shape the human body and mind. The quest for understanding diversity of his own species and the rest of the species through time and space has promoted the expansion of the science of biological/physical Anthropology [1].