"lactase persistence" meaning in English

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