PDE10A gene

PDE10A gene

A rare mutation among the Bajau people in Southeast Asia lets them stay underwater longer. Natural selection at the PDE10A gene has increased spleen size in the Bajau, providing them with a larger reservoir of oxygenated red blood cells.

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