Does genealogy have any thing to do with genes in relation to disease?

Question

what chances are there that certain aspect of a particular generation in genealogy will likeky develop some trend or strain of disease at a particular time? what chances if found that such disease or diseases be iradicated in their midst?

Answer 1

Hey realman,

Absolutly, genealogy has to do with genes in relation to disease. You are your DNA mapping. You were passed those genes via your Genealogy - and if you have family, will pass those genes along. Tracing Genealogy can help explain deaths of the past, isolate genes that may help the future and the present possibly.

Popularized in recent years by its use in high-profile criminal investigations and paternity cases, DNA, deoxyribonucleic acid, is most commonly used to prove a relationship to an individual. New tests created in recent years, however, have also turned DNA into a popular tool for determining ancestry. As DNA is passed down from one generation to the next, some parts remain almost unchanged, while other parts change greatly. This creates an unbreakable link between generations and it can be of great help in reconstructing our family histories.
While it can't provide you with your entire family tree or tell you who your ancestors are, DNA testing can:
- Determine if two people are related
- Determine if two people descend from the same ancestor
- Find out if you are related to others with the same surname
- Prove or disprove your family tree research
- Provide clues about your ethnic origin

DNA tests have been around for many years, but it is only recently that the cost of genetic testing has finally come down into the realm of possibility for the average individual interested in tracing their roots

Here are some DNA study sites where GENE mapping is done for family ID, World Projects, etc.

Answer 2

GENEALOGY is Family History and the compilation of Family Trees.

GENETICS is the scientific study of GENES (which are immortal). We are merely a vehicle to carry the genes on to succeeding generations. We die, but the genes go on.

Since the GENES carry information down through the generations a careful profile has to be undertaken to check for harmful GENES in a family.

One generation back you have TWO parents.

Two generation back you have FOUR grandparents.

Each step back is in Powers of TWO therefore SEVEN generation back gives you 128 ancestors.

Since it is unlikely you will inherit ALL the diseases they had you need only consider the first few generations back.

However, some diseases are carried by the female and passed on only to the son/s. Others, such as breast cancer are carried in the female line.

Should you have any particular doubts then visit your G.P. and ask for an investigation to be carried out.

Answer 3

genes are the inherited bits, genealogy is the studies of your ancestry, which can include inherited traits. your height build ,hair colour, ect specific mapping of your genitic makeup can reveal where on this earth you originated from,ie are you related to a particular group of peoples, eg vikings, If there is an history of a inherited defeciency,in your geneic makeup, it can tell you wether you are a canidate for development or passing on to your offsprings
a particular desease/virus/condition.
IT does not automatically mean that you will inherit that condition, some generations are skipped,others only passed on by either one side or vice versa, by choosing not to have children,the defeciency can be eradicated that way, there is research into gene manipulation ie designer children, but that is quite aways off becoming an actuality for all, there is lots of debate upon the moral/religeous ethics of on the one hand eradicating eg,hodgikinsons , and on the other tampering with the human evolutionary process, as in the case of people who inherit the gene that causes limited growth. or downs syndrome. regards LF

Answer 4

Genealogy is more of the study of ancestors or family history or pedigree. Genetic mapping may be more in the line of genetic anthropology if there is such a branch of science.

Answer 5

genes have a massive role in many diseases.
obvious ones like sickle cell disease to others like heart disease and cancer.
Nearly all disease have a genetic componant.
This is why scientists are researching this area heavily.
There are dodgy implications and good ones. Its a big issue.
I think its linked to genetic engineering yet people should be careful what they 'change'.

Answer 6

When most people say "Genealogy" they mean the study of family trees, not genes. Geneticists are the doctors and scientists who study genetic health. Genealogists are hobbyists tracing dead ancestors or 4th cousins.

RustSkipper answered the rest of your question better than I could.

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Answer 8

I have just had a blood test to see if i carry a specific gene that caused my mother and grandmother's breast cancer, so obviously genes do play a role.

Answer 9

I think you are asking about genetic testing.