lactase persistence

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lactase persistence

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uncountable The continued activity of the lactase enzyme in adulthood, allowing the digestion of lactose in milk. Lactase persistence is under fairly direct genetic control and involves genes that inhibit the typical mammalian shutdown of the production of lactase after nursing ends.
Similar: lactose tolerance

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@misc{lactase_persistence_2026,
  title = {lactase persistence},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lactase%20persistence},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}