Ancient DNA analysis reveals high frequency of European lactase persistence allele (T-13910) in medieval central europe.
Ruminant milk and dairy products are important food resources in many European, African, and Middle Eastern societies. These regions are also associated with derived genetic variants for lactase persistence. In mammals, lactase, the enzyme that hydrolyzes the milk sugar lactose, is normally down-reg...
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| 格式: | Article |
| 語言: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2014-01-01
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| 叢編: | PLoS ONE |
| 在線閱讀: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3900515?pdf=render |