Genetic home testing: why it’s not such a great guide to your ancestry or disease risk

Jonathan Pettitt

Genetic home testing: why it’s not such a great guide to your ancestry or disease risk

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Abstract

Genetic variation is an unavoidable feature of life. As a consequence of this – and unless you are an identical twin – you are genetically unique. You have a distinctive combination of genetic variants, almost all of which are shared with your parents, although shuffled into new combinations. With few exceptions, all of your characteristics, such as hair colour, height, ear wax quality, and disease susceptibility, are influenced by your genetics.

Original language	English
Specialist publication	The Conversation
Publisher	The Conversation UK
Publication status	Published - 8 Aug 2017

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Jonathan Pettitt receives funding from Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council.

Keywords

DNA
Genome
Genetic testing
Genes
Huntingtons disease

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Genetic home testing: why it’s not such a great guide to your ancestry or disease risk

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