Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Recent studies in DNA

However, recently, new discovery about DNA structure surprised Scientists.
A lot of people are familiar with DNA and how much it influences their genealogy, as well as how much it is a part of their identity as who they are right now. It dictates a lot of aspects in their lives, such as how they look, how they act and what their personality is like. Basically, your DNA health and DNA migration from your ancestors to you greatly affects the person that you are right now, from your physical features to your personality traits. With this new discovery, further investigations and studies will be required for Scientist to fully understand how this extra-chromosomes affects previous analysis and reports.

DNA genealogy covers much about a person’s background and family history. During the late 20th century, people became more concerned about their roots. The process will point out specific patterns in the person’s DNA, although it has no significance on medical actions and disease probabilities. A lot of people make use of the process to determine if they are truly related to a certain person. There are different methods that will show the relationship, specifically focusing on the chromosomes and nucleotides. Decades ago, scientists relied on the mitochondria to provide DNA identification. Mitochondria are present in cells in every living person, plant or animal. By showing certain patterns and similarities between mitochondria DNA, people can show that they are related. The tests will also cover different comparisons between the test subjects and the data acquired from previous individuals or test groups.

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