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Importance of Understanding Genetics and Disease Risk Factors
TLDR Understanding genetics is crucial for grasping how genes shape and predispose individuals to various conditions, influencing lifestyle modifications and risk factors. Genes, DNA, and chromosomes play a key role in determining heritability and susceptibility to certain diseases and conditions.
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The episode delves into the importance of understanding genetics, genetic testing, and disease risk factors.
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Understanding genetics is crucial for grasping how genes shape and predispose individuals to various conditions, influencing lifestyle modifications and risk factors.
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DNA is like a cookbook with recipes, genes need to be expressed to function, and humans have around 20,000 protein coding genes.
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Genes are made up of nucleotides that form a genetic sequence, creating a gene with thousands of nucleotides, and humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes, with variations in genes across individuals known as SNPs.
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Genetics, environment, and experiences interact to determine outward characteristics, with traits like blood type and eye color being 100% heritable, while factors like height are about 80% determined by genetics and 20% influenced by nutrition and other environmental factors.
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Studies on twins, both monozygotic and dizygotic, help determine the heritability of traits like schizophrenia and autism, with findings suggesting around 79-80% heritability for schizophrenia, highlighting the complex interplay between genetics and environment in determining certain conditions.
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