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Can i control which genes will be turned on?
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Gene activation: Turning on and off different genes is a complex process. Some genes turn on 50 years after birth and some are switched off at different phases of our life. We stop growing, we develop hypertension and we may have a genetically associated disease or cancer. There is no way i know of to turn genes on or off. Maybe thats how exercise and weight loss work though. Who knows.
Answered 7/7/2012
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