1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
Scrat [10]
3 years ago
12

Is there any evidence that weight gain is genetic? If so, what is it?

Biology
1 answer:
Klio2033 [76]3 years ago
5 0
According to the article I've read in the website of Harvard Health Publishing (Harvard Medical School), the causes of overweight or obesity have been implicated by more than 400 different genes. Genes provide overweight in so many ways like metabolism, appetite, cravings, distribution of fats, and stress eating. Although it depends on one person to another person. Researchers have said that 25% of predisposition to be overweight is accounted to genes, while 70%-80% for genetic influences. These are just some of the reason how much of your weight depends on your genes:
-For much of your life, you have been overweight
-Overweight is seen on your parents or relatives, your likelihood to be developing obesity is as high as 80% if both of your parents are overweight 
You might be interested in
Are substances able to travel against their concentration gradient
wlad13 [49]
Yes. This is active transportation, which means it needs ATP to travel low to high concentrations. An example is the Sodium-Potassium pump
7 0
3 years ago
Twenty-three is the haploid number of chromosomes in humans. True or False?
Nastasia [14]
True. A human haploid cell contains contain only one complete set of chromosomes (23). Meanwhile, a diploid cell has 2 set of chromosomes from the parents, thus containing 46 chromosomes. 
4 0
3 years ago
Hey Guys! ^^ Here's A Question, Why does a dog circle around its bed before lying down?
Amiraneli [1.4K]

Answer:

it needs somewhere comforatible

Explanation:

When they circle around they need to get that space soft and then they will lay down

3 0
3 years ago
How can a parasite influence a population?
marta [7]
A parasite could determine the size of the population. Whether it grows or shrinks. It could also change genetics
3 0
3 years ago
Which objective lens must you always rotate into place, before and after focusing on a specimen
SVETLANKA909090 [29]
When focusing on a slide, ALWAYS start with either the 4X or 10X objective. Once you have the object in focus, then switch to the next higher power objective.
5 0
3 years ago
Other questions:
  • What effect has breast cancer research had on society
    12·1 answer
  • What would happen if there were no predators on the forest?
    8·1 answer
  • Which observation tool is the most advanced?
    14·2 answers
  • If a haploid cell has 20 chromosomes, how many chromosomes would be found in the diploid cells?
    13·1 answer
  • Which property would have the greatest percentage of runoff?
    14·2 answers
  • What kinds of foods are high in liquids
    9·2 answers
  • Trypin
    12·2 answers
  • What type of biomolecule is lactose
    15·2 answers
  • Which of the following animals are examples of vertebrates? 
    13·2 answers
  • Repair of coronary vessel is called:
    7·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!