lactase persistence

English

Noun

lactase persistence (uncountable)

1. The continued activity of the lactase enzyme in adulthood, allowing the digestion of lactose in milk.
   • 2016, Joseph Henrich, chapter 6, in The Secret of Our Success […] , Princeton: Princeton University Press, →ISBN:

     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.

Related terms

• lactose-free
• lactose intolerance (noun)
• lactose intolerant (adjective)

 

Further reading

• lactase persistence on Wikipedia.Wikipedia