Table 1 Phenotype frequency obtained from lactose tolerance testing among different ethnic groups in Iran
From: The evolutionary genetics of lactase persistence in seven ethnic groups across the Iranian plateau
Group | Occupation | Language | Sample Size | LP | LNP | LIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kurd | Herder | Indo-European | 138 (34.5%) | 8 (5.79%) | 92 (66.66%) | 38 (27.53%) |
Mazani | Farmer | Indo-European | 110 (27.5%) | 9 (8.18%) | 77 (70%) | 24 (21.81%) |
Persian | Herder | Indo-European | 78 (19.5%) | 12 (15.38%) | 52 (66.66%) | 14 (17.94%) |
Arab | Herder | Afro-Asiatic | 26 (6.5%) | 7 (26.92%) | 13 (50.00%) | 6 (23.07%) |
Lur | Herder | Indo-European | 24 (6.0%) | 0 (0.00%) | 15 (62.50%) | 9 (37.50%) |
Gilak | Farmer | Indo-European | 9 (2.2%) | 1 (11.11%) | 6 (66.66%) | 2 (22.22%) |
Azeri | Farmer | Turkic | 15 (3.8%) | 1 (6.66%) | 11 (73.33%) | 3 (20.00%) |
Total | – | – | 400 | 38 (9.5%) | 266 (66.5%) | 96 (24.0%) |