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Measuring Lactase Enzymatic Activity in the Teaching Lab
Published on: August 6, 2018
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まとめ
古代の陶器とDNAの研究は 乳糖の持続性に関する 標準的な進化論的説明に 異議を唱えています この研究は 人類が 牛乳の消化に 適応した過程について 新たな洞察を与えてくれます
科学分野:
- 考古遺伝学
- パレオゲノミクス
- 人間 の 進化
背景:
- 乳糖酵素の持続性 つまり 乳を成人期まで消化する能力は 人間の重要な適応です
- 以前の理論では 乳糖の持続性は 主に酪農と家畜の家畜化に関連していた.
- 乳糖の持続性の遺伝的および文化的要因を理解することは,ヒトの進化研究にとって極めて重要です.
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