Absence of the lactase-persistence-associated allele in early Neolithic Europeans

Lactase persistence (LP), the dominant Mendelian trait conferring the ability to digest the milk sugar lactose in adults, has risen to high frequency in central and northern Europeans in the last 20,000 years. This trait is likely to have conferred a selective advantage in individuals who consume ap...

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Main Authors: Burger, J., Kirchner, M., Bramanti, B., Haak, W., Thomas, M. G.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: National Academy of Sciences 2007
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Biological Sciences
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1820653/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17360422
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0607187104
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