Lactase persistence and milk consumption in Europe: an interdisciplinary approach involving genetics and archaeology

Lactase persistence and milk consumption in Europe: an interdisciplinary approach involving genetics and archaeology

The ability to digest milk during adulthood (lactase persistence) is a genetically determined trait present only in humans. Its origin and diffusion are correlated with the development of pastoralism and the consumption of fresh milk. This work will present the genetic and archaeologi- cal data tha...

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Main Author: Michela Leonardi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Znanstvena založba Filozofske fakultete Univerze v Ljubljani (Ljubljana University Press, Faculty of Arts) 2013-12-01
Series:Documenta Praehistorica
Subjects:
lactase persistence
gene-culture coevolution
European Neolithic
genetics
dairying
Online Access:https://revije.ff.uni-lj.si/DocumentaPraehistorica/article/view/982
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spelling doaj-cc88bc77c09b47c3b28cddd18a523cfc2020-11-25T00:57:32ZengZnanstvena založba Filozofske fakultete Univerze v Ljubljani (Ljubljana University Press, Faculty of Arts)Documenta Praehistorica1408-967X1854-24922013-12-014010.4312/dp.40.8769Lactase persistence and milk consumption in Europe: an interdisciplinary approach involving genetics and archaeologyMichela Leonardi0AG Palaeogenetik, Institute of Anthropology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, D Human Evolutionary Ecology Group, Department of Anthropology, University College London, London The ability to digest milk during adulthood (lactase persistence) is a genetically determined trait present only in humans. Its origin and diffusion are correlated with the development of pastoralism and the consumption of fresh milk. This work will present the genetic and archaeologi- cal data that allow the reconstruction of the co-evolutionary process between dairying culture and lactase persistence, as well as a discussion of the chronology and the way lactase persistence spread in Europe.  https://revije.ff.uni-lj.si/DocumentaPraehistorica/article/view/982lactase persistencegene-culture coevolutionEuropean Neolithicgeneticsdairying
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Lactase persistence and milk consumption in Europe: an interdisciplinary approach involving genetics and archaeology
Documenta Praehistorica
lactase persistence
gene-culture coevolution
European Neolithic
genetics
dairying
author_facet Michela Leonardi
author_sort Michela Leonardi
title Lactase persistence and milk consumption in Europe: an interdisciplinary approach involving genetics and archaeology
title_short Lactase persistence and milk consumption in Europe: an interdisciplinary approach involving genetics and archaeology
title_full Lactase persistence and milk consumption in Europe: an interdisciplinary approach involving genetics and archaeology
title_fullStr Lactase persistence and milk consumption in Europe: an interdisciplinary approach involving genetics and archaeology
title_full_unstemmed Lactase persistence and milk consumption in Europe: an interdisciplinary approach involving genetics and archaeology
title_sort lactase persistence and milk consumption in europe: an interdisciplinary approach involving genetics and archaeology
publisher Znanstvena založba Filozofske fakultete Univerze v Ljubljani (Ljubljana University Press, Faculty of Arts)
series Documenta Praehistorica
issn 1408-967X
1854-2492
publishDate 2013-12-01
description The ability to digest milk during adulthood (lactase persistence) is a genetically determined trait present only in humans. Its origin and diffusion are correlated with the development of pastoralism and the consumption of fresh milk. This work will present the genetic and archaeologi- cal data that allow the reconstruction of the co-evolutionary process between dairying culture and lactase persistence, as well as a discussion of the chronology and the way lactase persistence spread in Europe.  
topic lactase persistence
gene-culture coevolution
European Neolithic
genetics
dairying
url https://revije.ff.uni-lj.si/DocumentaPraehistorica/article/view/982
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