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High frequency of lactose intolerance in a prehistoric hunter-gatherer population in northern Europe
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- Malmström, Helena (författare)
- Uppsala universitet,Evolutionsbiologi,Uppsala University
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- Linderholm, Anna (författare)
- Stockholms universitet,Arkeologiska forskningslaboratoriet,Stockholm University
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- Lidén, Kerstin (författare)
- Stockholms universitet,Centrum för evolutionär kulturforskning,Arkeologiska forskningslaboratoriet,Stockholm University
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- Storå, Jan (författare)
- Stockholms universitet,Osteoarkeologiska forskningslaboratoriet,Stockholm University
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- Molnar, Petra (författare)
- Stockholms universitet,Osteoarkeologiska forskningslaboratoriet,Stockholm University
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- Holmlund, Gunilla (författare)
- Linköpings universitet,Institutionen för klinisk och experimentell medicin,Hälsouniversitetet
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- Jakobsson, Mattias (författare)
- Uppsala universitet,Evolutionsbiologi,Uppsala University
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- Götherström, Anders (författare)
- Uppsala universitet,Evolutionsbiologi,Uppsala University
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- 2010-03-30
- 2010
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: BMC Evolutionary Biology. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 1471-2148. ; 10, s. 89-
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Abstract
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- Background: Genes and culture are believed to interact, but it has been difficult to find direct evidence for the process. One candidate example that has been put forward is lactase persistence in adulthood, i.e. the ability to continue digesting the milk sugar lactose after childhood, facilitating the consumption of raw milk. This genetic trait is believed to have evolved within a short time period and to be related with the emergence of sedentary agriculture. Results: Here we investigate the frequency of an allele (-13910*T) associated with lactase persistence in a Neolithic Scandinavian population. From the 14 individuals originally examined, 10 yielded reliable results. We find that the T allele frequency was very low (5%) in this Middle Neolithic hunter-gatherer population, and that the frequency is dramatically different from the extant Swedish population (74%). Conclusions: We conclude that this difference in frequency could not have arisen by genetic drift and is either due to selection or, more likely, replacement of hunter-gatherer populations by sedentary agriculturalists.
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- HUMANIORA -- Historia och arkeologi -- Arkeologi (hsv//swe)
- HUMANITIES -- History and Archaeology -- Archaeology (hsv//eng)
- NATURVETENSKAP -- Biologi -- Genetik (hsv//swe)
- NATURAL SCIENCES -- Biological Sciences -- Genetics (hsv//eng)
- NATURVETENSKAP -- Biologi (hsv//swe)
- NATURAL SCIENCES -- Biological Sciences (hsv//eng)
Nyckelord
- lactose intolerance
- hunter-gatherer
- archaeology
- genetics
- diet
- Archaeology subjects
- Arkeologiämnen
- Genetics
- Genetik
- arkeologi
- Archaeology
- Biochemistry
- biokemi
- Biology
- TECHNOLOGY
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