re: How do you explain the origin of the various human races scientifically?

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Nothing about my post does this at all. I approached it at a level anyone can understand. You're talking to an educator here. I know what I'm doing.

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Sorry. I wasn't directing that at you but to the others posting laughing emoticons and calling the guy stupid.

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I do like comparing them to dog breeds, because that's exactly what ethnicities are. Would it be better if I used horse breeds? Or cow breeds? It's all the same. The OP didn't care about inherited behaviors. They only cared about the external disparate look of humans from across the globe.

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But again, dog breeds specifically tell you how an animal is going to behave, its potential for learning, and its purpose in life. We do not in any accepted circumstance use race as a predisposition for behavior, potential, or purpose. Even if you're not trying to make that implication, the audience especially as one who is uneducated in the matters of evolution and genetics and race will likely attach a teleological appeal to your statement.

A "What can I take from this information and how can it be applied?" inference when comparing races to dog breeds can lead to stereotyping, racism and bias thinking.