Förekomsten av den genetiska varianten laktapersistens hos neolitiska grupper från Öland: The contribution of the genetic variant Lactase persistence among Neolithic people from the Baltic island Öland in Sweden
2014 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE credits
Student thesis
Abstract [en]
This study deals with the contribution of the genetic variant lactase persistence among Neolithic people from the Baltic Island Öland. Skeletal remains from twelve individuals went through DNA sequencing in order to find the mutation that allows adult individuals to digest milk sugar. The twelve individuals were chosen from two different Neolithic sites, where the archaeological and isotopic data suggest that the individuals from Köpingsvik were hunters and gatherers and the individuals from Resmo were early farmers. The individuals with the genetic variant lactase persistence can be described with selection and genetic flow. Only five individuals produced results and the mutation was found in two of the subjects. All the individuals who were successfully sequenced came from Resmo, whereasno individuals from Köpingsvik yielded any results.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2014. , p. 18
Keywords [en]
archaeological science, Öland, Neolithic, aDNA, lactase persistence
Keywords [sv]
laborativ arkeologi, Öland, Neolitikum, aDNA, laktapersistens
National Category
Archaeology
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:su:diva-104720OAI: oai:DiVA.org:su-104720DiVA, id: diva2:725463
Supervisors
Examiners
2014-06-162014-06-162014-06-16Bibliographically approved