Drinking milk drove a lactose-tolerance evolutionary change in the human genome
the verdict
SUPPORTED
the evidence backs this
confidence 79/100
Extensive genetic and anthropological evidence supports the culture-historical hypothesis, showing that the practice of drinking milk and dairy farming drove positive selection for lactase persistence alleles in human populations.
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The Genetic Variation of Lactase Persistence Alleles in Sudan and South Sudan
2021 · cited by 4
The study demonstrates that pastoralist populations dependent on milk show higher frequencies of lactase persistence alleles, supporting gene-culture coevolution.
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The evolution of lactase persistence
2012 · cited by 0
The review details how the cultural history of dairying and milk consumption drove the evolutionary adaptation of lactase persistence in human populations.