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Describe a hypothetical evolutionary scenario where natural selection would favor the evolution and persistence of this trait in the human lineage?

There exists a condition where upon finishing a large meal, a fit of sneezing ensues (Teebi and Al-Saleh, 1989). This condition was initially observed in several generations of a family – grandfather, father, uncle, cousins, and male & female siblings – which suggests it has an autosomal dominant pattern of transmission. Recently, another family with […]