Populations with a history of high starch consumption, such as the Hadza, possess more copies of the gene responsible for starch digestion compared to meat-eating populations like the Yakut of Siberia, allowing their saliva to break down starches before digestion in the stomach.

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  The Evolution of Diet - National Geographic

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• gene concept