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What is meiosis?

Meiosis is a process of cell division that occurs exclusively in sex (or germ) cells in sexually reproducing organisms.

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Proteins and amino acids

Did you know that proteins are the functional elements of our organism? They are composed of amino acids that are in turn encoded by our DNA.

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Nutrigenetics

Nutrigenetic test

Nutrition is a fundamental pillar for maintaining good health and overall wellness. Science proves it with each new study published.

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What is DNA?

Deoxyribonucleic acid (abbreviated DNA) is the molecule that carries our genetic information for the development and functioning of an organism. It consists of more than

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What is genetic imputation?

Imputation in genetics refers to the statistical inference of unobserved genotypes (not extracted in the laboratory analysis). And you may ask, how

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Health

Alzheimer's

What is Alzheimer's disease? Dementia, also known as major neurocognitive disorder, encompasses a set of concurrent symptoms whose main symptom is deterioration

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What is Epigenetics?

The term epigenetics was coined in 1942 by Conrad Waddington, a British developmental biologist, to describe the effects of external influences, such as the

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Whole genome sequencing

Whole genome sequencing (WGS) provides a complete picture of your DNA. It is ideal for detection of genetic variants and has become more

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Conway. The Game of Life

Explanation of the Game of Life The Game of Life is a cellular automaton developed by mathematician John Horton Conway in 1969. The

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Nutrigenetics

Farmer vs Hunter

Throughout the process of evolution, there have been significant changes in our history. One of them, undoubtedly, is the change in the mode of

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Origins and Ancestry

Iberian - Ancestral origins

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

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Origins and Ancestry

Andes - Ancestral origins

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.

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Origins and Ancestry

Northwest Europe region features

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

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Health

Alopecia Areata

What is alopecia areata? Alopecia areata is an autoimmune disorder in which the immune system attacks the surface of the skin.

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Pharmacogenetics and pharmacogenomics

Types of vaccines

Vaccines are a current and recurring topic of conversation. However, this is not something new. The origin of vaccines goes back 

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What is heritability?

We have written this short entry to provide an overview of the concept of heritability and the recent addition to the ADNTRO health report.

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Main DNA tests in the market

Differences between different genetic analysis technologies When it comes to genomics, we can find different types of technologies that provide different results. organizing from

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Trisomies

The genome is the set of genetic instructions that are found in a cell and give rise to biological life. In the case of

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Different types of twins

When you have a double pregnancy, two situations can occur: That a double ovulation has occurred during the cycle, and two sperm fertilize those

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Nutrigenetics

Golden rice: vitamin A food

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

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human genome
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What is the human genome?

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

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types of rna
Genetic curiosities

The types of RNA

Both RNA and DNA are part of the group of nucleic acids. Nucleic acids are polymers (substances made up of large molecules) formed

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Nothing endures but change

Genetic predisposition (sometimes also known as genetic susceptibility) is the probability that an individual has to develop a disease due to its component

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Wellness

Ayurveda (Part 2)

Ayurveda is the name of the traditional medicine of India. It is considered one of the oldest healing therapies (5000 years) and has as

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Biological aging
Health

Biological aging

Biological aging is determined by telomeres. Telomere length varies based on age, genetics (influence of 20%)

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Ayurveda
Wellness

Ayurveda (Part 1)

Ayurveda is the name of the traditional medicine of India. It is considered one of the oldest healing therapies (5000 years) and has as

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Sport and Genetics
Fitness

Sport and Genetics

Why do you have three ice creams a day and don't have a gram of fat? How does he manage to jump so much? Why are you recovering so well? Are

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Nutrigenetics
Nutrigenetics

Genetics and Nutrition

Surely throughout your life someone has told you that you are unique and the truth, I could not be more right. Our DNA plays that role, the role of making us unique, because, although the vast majority of DNA "letters" are the same between different people (99.9% of coincidence)

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Origins and Ancestry

Haplogroups. The mark of a great journey.

Haplogroups are an important section within the ancestry report, to get an idea of what they are, we can imagine them as the branches of the Homo sapiens family tree, so that each haplogroup includes people with similar genetic profiles who share a common ancestor.

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What are SNPs?

These point variations are changes in a nucleotide (one of the four types that make up DNA: A, T, C and G). These variations in a single nucleotide are what we call SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphism) or polymorphisms.

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Global Screening Array
Corporate news

How do we genotype your sample? This is a Global Screening Array

At ANDTRO, the first step to begin your journey through your DNA is to take a saliva sample that we send to Eurofins Lab in Denmark for analysis. The laboratory, one of the largest genotyping centers in Europe, analyzes the sample and offers us the data that we process in ADNTRO to be able to offer you all the content that you will see in the demo of our website.

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Covid-19 Genetic resistance to the virus
Health

Covid-19. Genetic resistance to the virus

You will undoubtedly already know that the SARS-coV-2 coronavirus, which causes the Covid-19 disease, has been a before and after for the recent history of humanity. Hundreds of thousands of people have died worldwide from this pathogen that has represented the largest global health emergency to date. However, surely you also know cases of people who have tested positive for Covid-19 and have barely had a slight cold or have not even had a single symptom. How is this possible? Why is it so lethal for some and for others just a cold?

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Ancestry
Origins and Ancestry

Ancestry

Ancestry is the science of determining the ethnic origins of an individual. From the first individual to the present day, about 500 years have passed.

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genetic predisposition: emperor dna
Health

Genetic predisposition. Am I sentenced by my DNA?

Thanks to the study of your DNA that we do in ADNTRO, you will be able to know what type of foods are best for you, for which diseases you have a high genetic predisposition or if your muscles recover after exercising more or less quickly than the population average. But how should I take these results? Does this mean that I am sentenced by my own genetics?

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The universal man
Corporate news

The universal man

A story about genetic variations in the population. The title gives its name to an idea developed by ADNTRO and which has two important objectives;

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