Preventing the Unknown: Genetic Testing with Dr. Stuart Kim
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The Evolution of Genetics
In 2018, geneticists figured out something called complex genetics. They can now explain hyped. So higher distance due to one gene or even a small number of genes. It's a million different changes in your genome than really dialing your height within an inch or so. Most of your height is genetic. A little bit is how well you eat. But now it's clear that there's something like a million inputs into your height. Each input gives you a millimeter plus minus in your height. And we have more data on you than we would ever have on most people ever in the history of the world.
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