Article
Sahelian pastoralism from the perspective of variants associated with lactase persistence.
American journal of physical anthropology - 1 Nov 2020
Priehodová Edita, Austerlitz Frédéric, Čížková Martina, Nováčková Jana, Ricaut François-Xavier, Hofmanová Zuzana, Schlebusch Carina M, Černý Viktor
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Archeological evidence shows that first nomadic pastoralists came to the African Sahel from northeastern Sahara, where milking is reported by ~7.5 ka. A second wave of pastoralists arrived with the expansion of Arabic tribes in 7th-14th century CE. All Sahelian pastoralists depend on milk production but genetic diversity underlying their lactase persistence (LP) is poorly understood. MATERIALS AND...
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