High copy numbers of the AMY1 gene (up to 30) and the resulting increased salivary amylase production correlate with the consumption of high-starch diets in contemporary human populations compared to non-human primates, which only possess two copy numbers.

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  The role of Plant Foods in the evolution and Dispersal of early Humans

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• nonhuman primates concept
• starch concept