lactase persistence

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    Lactase Persistence Over the Last 3,000 Years

    Genomic Data from an Ancient European Battlefield Indicates On-Going Strong Selection on a Genomic Region Associated with Lactase Persistence Over the Last 3,000 Years Abstract Lactase persistence (LP), the continued expression of lactase into adulthood, is the most strongly selected single...
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    • archaeogenetics bronze age lactase persistence population genetics recent selection
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    • Forum: Paleogenetics
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    Dairy farming reached Scandinavia from ca 2500 BCE with the Corded Ware people

    Modern Scandinavians and Dutch people have the highest frequency (>90%) of lactase persistence allele in the world, making almost every individual able to digest the lactose sugar in milk throughout adulthood. It has long been speculated when the transition to dairy farming took place, which...
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