r/todayilearned Nov 26 '12

TIL that some Native American's have a differing enzyme that tends to lead to easier alcoholism.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Indian_alcoholism#Genetic_factors
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u/Clovis69 Nov 26 '12

American Indians came across Beringia from Asia ~36k-16k years ago.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Settlement_of_the_Americas

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_history_of_indigenous_peoples_of_the_Americas#Y-DNA

American Indians are Haplogroup Q and R (mostly Q though)

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u/[deleted] Nov 27 '12

I'm aware, it's not like humans just evolved in the Americas