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Results 1 - 4 of 4 for Developing world
  1. What does it mean to have Neanderthal or Denisovan DNA?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... and very low or undetectable elsewhere in the world. Neanderthals were very early (archaic) humans who lived ... These variations may also influence the risk of developing certain diseases. However, other studies have not found ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../dtcgenetictesting/neanderthaldna - Genetics
  2. Is longevity determined by genetics?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... longevity. The study of longevity genes is a developing science. It is estimated that about 25 percent ... handful of communities in other parts of the world where people often live into their nineties and ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/traits/longevity - Genetics
  3. What do the results of direct-to-consumer genetic testing mean?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... genetic tests provide information about your chance of developing certain diseases (such as celiac disease or Parkinson' ... common in people from certain areas of the world than in others. Sometimes the results of ancestry ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../dtcgenetictesting/dtcresults - Genetics
  4. What are single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs)?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... than 600 million SNPs in populations around the world. Most commonly, SNPs are found in the DNA ... environmental factors such as toxins, and risk of developing diseases. SNPs can also be used to track ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/genomicresearch/snp - Genetics