Convergent adaptation of human lactase persistence in Africa and Europe

2006/12/10 by Sarah A. Tishkoff, Sarah A Tishkoff, Floyd A. Reed +28 · 12 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Allele #Animal Genetics and Reproduction #Biology #Digestive system and related health #Evolutionary biology #Gene #Genetics #Genotype #Genotyping #Haplotype #Lactase #Lactose #Lactose intolerance #Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease #SNP #SNP genotyping #Single-nucleotide polymorphism

paper · doi:10.1038/ng1946

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