Are we more like our mother, or our father? A recent report by DNA Updates shows that our paternal lineage may be more influential than our maternal one in certain ways.
First off, a little genetics lesson. The growth of any kind of diseases and their treatments can be traced on the basis of DNA. Hereditary changes in mammalian inheritance come to light in numerous ordinary but intricate syndromes, such as heart disease, type-2 diabetes, obesity, schizophrenia, blood pressure, and even cancers.
Even though we take over equal quantities of genetic change straight from our parents; variations that build us as an individual, we in fact "exploit" larger amounts of the genetic material from our father. This is an extraordinary fresh study in human genetics.
There are almost 95 genetic materials linked to the parent-of-source effect. They are also referred to as imprinted genetics. These imprinted genetics play crucial role in diseases, and decides whether the inherent mutation has arrived from the mother or the father.
To help support this fact, researchers carried out several experiments over mice. They chose 3 genetically dissimilar inherited strains of rats. When the rats stepped into their maturity, the researchers calculated gene appearance in 4 different types of tissues, counting the brain as well.
At the end, they enumerated the gene expressions, and in an intriguing twist, they found imbalanced expressions. However, the most significant information that they came to know through this study was that the brain gene of rats was more equivalent to that of their respective father.
The recent studies in DNA will surely help in finding solutions over many deadly diseases. The scientists are still in search of their "biggest victory" in the field of DNA.
