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Life Sciences => Physiology & Medicine => Topic started by: chris on 29/05/2017 21:32:22

Title: Are genetic adaptations to high altitude similar in Ethiopian and Sherpa people?
Post by: chris on 29/05/2017 21:32:22

Jaodun has written to ask:

Are the genetic adaptations to high altitude similar in Ethiopian and Sherpa people?

Just happened I listened on the same day to a podcast (https://www.thenakedscientists.com/podcast) covering the recent study of Sherpas and yours from a couple of years ago with genetics of a 6000 year old Ethiopian.

What does everyone think?

Title: Re: Are genetic adaptations to high altitude similar in Ethiopian and Sherpa people?
Post by: evan_au on 30/05/2017 12:07:53

Quote from: Wikipedia

At the turn of the 21st century, it was reported that the genetic make-up of the respiratory components of the Tibetan and the Ethiopian populations are significantly different

See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-altitude_adaptation_in_humans#Genetic_basis