Lewontin found over 85% human genetic diversity within populations using protein markers. Those markers initially powered forensic identification. DNA profiling evolved to infer biogeographic ancestry and visible traits like skin, hair, eye pigmentation. Ancestry prediction entangles with phenotypic variation. Forensic markers display atypical inter- and intrapopulation diversity versus the full genome. Markers reinforce ancestry-racial divergence link absent elsewhere in genetics. Methods exaggerate human differences. Forensic genetics reifies biological race. Lewontin's apportionment legacy ignored in public-interest forensics. Markers prioritize population differences for suspect intelligence.