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Rethinking human <i>AMY1</i> copy number evolution in light of demographic history

2026-02-18

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Dietary change is often invoked as a major selective force in recent human evolution, with increased copy number of the salivary amylase gene ( AMY1 ) widely cited as an adaptation to starch-rich agricultural diets. However, most evidence for this model comes from limited geographical sampling and analyses that do not fully account for shared ancestry. Here we combine newly generated droplet digital PCR estimates...

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Literature Corpus work: 9bba24f7-8c1f-5e84-9ebc-5ff098ba4e2d
DOI: 10.64898/2026.02.18.706577

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