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  2. Genetics of obesity - Wikipedia

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    Like many other medical conditions, obesity is the result of an interplay between environmental and genetic factors. [2] [3] Studies have identified variants in several genes that may contribute to weight gain and body fat distribution, although only in a few cases are genes the primary cause of obesity.

  3. FTO gene - Wikipedia

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    Fat mass and obesity-associated protein, also known as alpha-ketoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase FTO, is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the FTO gene located on chromosome 16. As one homolog in the AlkB family proteins, it is the first messenger RNA (mRNA) demethylase that has been identified. [ 5 ]

  4. Human genome - Wikipedia

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    It consists of 22 autosomes plus one copy of the X chromosome and one copy of the Y chromosome. It contains approximately 3.1 billion base pairs (3.1 Gb or 3.1 x 10 9 bp). [ 6 ] This represents the size of a composite genome based on data from multiple individuals but it is a good indication of the typical amount of DNA in a haploid set of ...

  5. Human genetics - Wikipedia

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    Human genetics is the study of inheritance as it occurs in human beings.Human genetics encompasses a variety of overlapping fields including: classical genetics, cytogenetics, molecular genetics, biochemical genetics, genomics, population genetics, developmental genetics, clinical genetics, and genetic counseling.

  6. Overweight vs. Obesity: Do You Really Know the Difference? - AOL

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    Obesity is a disease characterized by having excessive body fat, increasing a person’s risk for many serious health problems, such as heart disease, diabetes, and even some cancers.

  7. Gene mapping - Wikipedia

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    There are two distinctive mapping approaches used in the field of genome mapping: genetic maps (also known as linkage maps) [7] and physical maps. [3] While both maps are a collection of genetic markers and gene loci, [8] genetic maps' distances are based on the genetic linkage information, while physical maps use actual physical distances usually measured in number of base pairs.

  8. Diet and obesity - Wikipedia

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    Diet, specifically the Western Pattern Diet, plays an important role in the genesis of obesity.Personal choices, food advertising, social customs and cultural influences, as well as food availability and pricing all play a role in determining what and how much an individual eats.

  9. Oprah Winfrey Surprises Best Friend Gayle King with Epic ...

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    Oprah Winfrey surprised her best friend Gayle King with an epic birthday bash that she did not see coming.. Winfrey, 70, posted a video of the occasion on Instagram on Saturday, Dec. 14, in which ...