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Results 1 - 6 of 6 for european
  1. Is hair texture determined by genetics?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... differences in hair texture in people of northern European ancestry. It is likely that many additional genes ... trichohyalin gene are associated with straight hair in Europeans. Am J Hum Genet. 2009 Nov;85(5): ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/traits/hairtexture - Genetics
  2. Why are some genetic conditions more common in particular ethnic groups?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... occur among people of Ashkenazi (eastern and central European) Jewish or French Canadian ancestry. It is important ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../understanding/inheritance/ethnicgroup - Genetics
  3. Is hair color determined by genetics?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... may change over time. Particularly in people of European descent, light hair color may darken as individuals ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/traits/haircolor - Genetics
  4. What is genetic ancestry testing?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... ancestry is approximately 50 percent African, 25 percent European, 20 percent Asian, and 5 percent unknown. (Sometimes, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../dtcgenetictesting/ancestrytesting - Genetics
  5. Can a direct-to-consumer genetic test tell me whether I will develop cancer?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... most common MAP-associated changes in people of European descent; however there are more than 100 variants ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../dtcgenetictesting/dtccancer - Genetics
  6. What does it mean to have Neanderthal or Denisovan DNA?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... about 1 to 2 percent in people of European or Asian background. The percentage of Denisovan DNA ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../dtcgenetictesting/neanderthaldna - Genetics