The Agricultural Revolution and Human Evolution

Holocene impact on agricultural evolution

Amylase enzyme prevalence in Holocene

Genetic mutation rates in larger Holocene populations

Genetic mutations that provide immunity to ______ are common in areas where this disease is widespread.

The transition to ______ diets has impacted human evolution, often being less varied and nutrient-dense compared to forager diets.

Deficiencies in nutrients may have led to the development of ______ skin in Europeans to aid in the production of vitamin D.

The ability to digest milk after infancy, known as ______ persistence, has been an evolutionary benefit and promoted the practice of pastoralism.

Grain-cultivation and human digestion evolution

European skin pigmentation adaptation

Human brain size change in last 5,000 years

The relationship between ______ and genetic changes has played a major role in human progress.

Lactase persistence is widespread in ______ Europe but its presence varies worldwide due to different historical diets.

In the ______ era, Europeans developed lighter skin as an evolutionary adaptation to reduced sunlight for vitamin D synthesis.

Genetic resistance to malaria - example?