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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