The next time someone attributes high blood pressure or diabetes to family history, think again! Are genes really responsible for ailments? Perhaps, no according to physician author Deepak Chopra. According to common definition, a gene is a unit of heredity transferred from parent to offspring. However, Chopra says most genes are the effect of our lifestyle and not what we have inherited.
Source: PTI
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