Genetic predispositions
Have you ever wondered what causes color blindness?
When giving instructions to locate objects or people, the use of colors is very common. In doing so, we forget that we do not
30/09/2022
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When giving instructions to locate objects or people, the use of colors is very common. In doing so, we forget that we do not
Explanation of the Game of Life The Game of Life is a cellular automaton developed by mathematician John Horton Conway in 1969. The
Throughout the process of evolution, there have been significant changes in our history. One of them, undoubtedly, is the change in the mode of
High temperatures such as those we experience during summer heat waves affect our organism. Specifically, the hypothalamus, an area of the brain which
The olfactory system is responsible for detecting odorants and converting them into signals that our brain interprets as odors. Although the sense of smell is
Eye color is mainly determined by genetics. It is one of the genetic traits that depends on the quantity and
Introduction to the Iberian ethnic group The concept "Iberian" comes from the Greek word "Ibero", a word of somewhat uncertain origin: the main thesis points to its
The Jewish community has been formally expelled from many places throughout its history. The first of these times was in the year
The ancient city of Ur, in Mesopotamia, was the place where, according to tradition, Abraham, the chief prophet and first patriarch of the Jews, was born,
The Greeks called the inhabitants of North Africa Libyans. The Romans called them Mauritanians. Nowadays they are known as Amaziges (or Berbers, more
The Han and Dai ethnic groups are two of the 56 ethnic groups recognized by China. The first one counts about 1.2 billion people (the largest in the world).
In the south of the country of India, there are regions with populations speaking a group of languages called Dravidian. This group of
For many years, cinema has brought us closer to knowing and not forgetting aspects of life in the old American West. The first
Well known are the pyramids of Egypt, which still stand along the Nile River after so many millennia. However, other cultures
Did you know that approximately 66% of the variance in elite athletes is explained by genetic factors? Athletes are increasingly seeking the
When the Spaniards arrived in America at the end of the 15th century, they could not have imagined the number of cultures, languages, territories and architecture of the Americas.
Amazon According to a 2021 ecology study, only 3% of the earth's surface remains unexplored. Of this percentage, a large part corresponds to
Geographically, the Scandinavian peninsula is located in northern Europe and comprises the countries of Norway and Sweden. As a region, Scandinavia refers to
The Sardinian ethnic group is native to the Mediterranean Italian island of Sardinia. The Sardinians maintain a very little modified DNA since the Paleolithic era. This means
Between 3500 B.C. and 3000 B.C., the Indo-European culture, located between Europe and Asia, had as the backbone of its technology the
This European region comprises a group of nearby countries such as Belgium, Holland, northern France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Austria and Switzerland. It is an area
What is alopecia areata? Alopecia areata is an autoimmune disorder in which the immune system attacks the surface of the skin.
In our body there is a constant control of the amount of glucose available to our body (blood glucose). This process is known as homeostasis.
Vaccines are a current and recurring topic of conversation. However, this is not something new. The origin of vaccines goes back
We have written this short entry to provide an overview of the concept of heritability and the recent addition to the ADNTRO health report.
Differences between different genetic analysis technologies When it comes to genomics, we can find different types of technologies that provide different results. organizing from
The reduction in the costs of genomic technologies has facilitated the arrival of genetics to a considerable percentage of the population. We want to dedicate
Throughout history, different theories have been postulated that tried to explain the diversity that exists between species. Let's take a tour of
The genome is the set of genetic instructions that are found in a cell and give rise to biological life. In the case of
When you have a double pregnancy, two situations can occur: That a double ovulation has occurred during the cycle, and two sperm fertilize those
Importance of vitamin A Vitamins belong to a group of foods known as micronutrients. Although the prefix “micro” means small, it does not have to
You've most likely heard that vitamin D is the sunshine vitamin. From ADNTRO we want to reveal to you that it is a half truth.
There are several genes involved in metabolic routes that influence the care of our line: the type of metabolism (thermogenesis), appetite (satiety) and decomposition
Breast cancer represents the most important neoplasm in women, representing up to 15% of global cancer deaths [Globocan, 2020] Figure 1.
When we hear about metabolism, we automatically tend to think about issues related to the consumption of energy reserves and being overweight. The truth is that it is a lot
The human genome is our genetic information taken as a whole. They are the 3.2 billion "letters" that make up our DNA. From the 22,000 genes
Both RNA and DNA are part of the group of nucleic acids. Nucleic acids are polymers (substances made up of large molecules) formed
Currently, the technology known as Next Generation Sequencing, or NGS for its acronym in English, Next Generation Sequencing, is considered as the tool
Although on the outside people may seem very different, the truth is that, at the genetic level, the difference between two people is less than 0.1%.
It is a free access genetic genealogy platform through which you can search and find relatives in its database.
(All the example is based on 23andme) First, to download your data, access your 23andme account and click on the
THE RESULTS OF GENETIC COMPOSITION IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT - A COLLABORATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF “TEXAS AT TYLER”. One of the main features
