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lactase persistence: a standalone construct

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Biological anthropology

continued production of the lactase enzyme into adulthood, studied as a case of gene-culture coevolution with dairying.

In biological anthropology, lactase persistence refers to continued production of the lactase enzyme into adulthood, studied as a case of gene-culture coevolution with dairying. This meaning comes from Itan (2009) in PLoS Computational Biology.[1]

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References

Itan, Y., Powell, A., Beaumont, M. A., Burger, J., & Thomas, M. G. (2009). The Origins of Lactase Persistence in Europe. PLoS Computational Biology, 5(8), e1000491. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000491

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