Potatoes may have shaped genetic makeup of Indigenous Andeans
May 05, 2026
May 05, 2026
BUFFALO, New York, May 5 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release:
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Potatoes may have shaped genetic makeup of Indigenous Andeans
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Close up od potatoes held in the hands of a farmer.
A farmer holds a potato in modern-day Peru. A University at Buffalo and UCLA study has found that Indigenous people in Peru, whose ancestors were the first to domesticate the potato, have the . . .
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Potatoes may have shaped genetic makeup of Indigenous Andeans
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Close up od potatoes held in the hands of a farmer.
A farmer holds a potato in modern-day Peru. A University at Buffalo and UCLA study has found that Indigenous people in Peru, whose ancestors were the first to domesticate the potato, have the . . .
