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Meaning of lactase persistence | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The continued activity of the lactase enzyme in adulthood, allowing the digestion of lactose in milk.

uncountable

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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