• MonkderVierte@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    4 days ago

    minor mutations that would only provide an advantage in extreme specific scenarios … wouldn’t have a chance to be spread.

    Most north europeans can digest lactose.

    • zalgotext@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      3 days ago

      North Europe is a frozen wasteland where nothing grows for like a third of the year, being able to digest lactose in those months is hugely advantageous. I don’t think “winter” counts as an “extreme specific scenario”