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Not all mutations lead to evolution. Only hereditary mutations, which occur in egg or sperm cells, can be passed to future generations and potentially contribute to evolution. Some mutations occur during a person’s lifetime in only some of the body’s cells and are not hereditary, so natural selection cannot play a role. Apr 30, 2018 The harmful mutations are called deleterious and may cause serious problems. Deleterious mutations may be a form of the gene that is selected against by natural selection, causing the individual trouble as it tries to survive in its environment. Mutations with no effect are called neutral mutations.
The current dominance of African runners in long-distance running is an intriguing phenomenon that highlights the close relationship between genetics and physical performance. Many factors in the interesting interaction between genotype and phenotype (eg, high cardiorespiratory fitness, higher hemoglobin concentration, good metabolic efficiency, muscle fiber composition, enzyme profile, diet, altitude training, and psychological aspects) have been proposed in the attempt to explain the extraordinary success of these runners.
Increasing evidence shows that genetics may be a determining factor in physical and athletic performance. But, could this also be true for African long-distance runners? Based on this question, this brief review proposed the role of genetic factors (mitochondrial deoxyribonucleic acid, the Y chromosome, and the angiotensin-converting enzyme and the alpha-actinin-3 genes) in the amazing athletic performance observed in African runners, especially the Kenyans and Ethiopians, despite their environmental constraints. IntroductionIn the 1980s, the international scene of medium- and long-distance running changed dramatically. Not so long ago, nearly all running events were dominated by European athletes. Of the top 20 worldwide, 50% were from Europe, and only 30% were from Africa.
More recently, the percentage of European runners among the best in the world has fallen to 11%, while that of African runners has jumped to 85%, 55% of whom are Kenyans. In fact, African runners now dominate in middle- and long-distance running, cross-country running, and street running.,The loss of supremacy by the European runners is not caused by their decreasing running speed. The reality is that the African runners are running faster. To give an overview, the Ethiopian, and Kenyan middle- and long-distance runners hold over 90% of all world records, and the first ten positions in the international ranking. Therefore, the question is: What makes the African runners, particularly Kenyans and Ethiopians, the best in the world?In general, sports performance requires the integrated combination of many intrinsic (genetic, biological, etc), and extrinsic factors (exposure to the stimulus, environment, nutrition, technical-tactical training techniques, sport specialization, competition, sociocultural and financial aspects, motivation, career management, scientific support, etc). Some of these are trainable (physiological, psychological, and biomechanical) and some are taught (technical and tactical), while others are beyond the control of athletes and coaches, such as chronological age and genetic factors.– In fact, it has long been suggested that genetic background plays an important role in sporting potential, being responsible for determining the anthropometric, cardiovascular, and muscular characteristics of adaptation to physical training.
Genetic studies on African athletesThe genetic inheritance of about 20,000 genes defines each of us as human beings. However, there is substantial variation among the individual human genomes that relates to the replication of genetic sequences and alterations in individual pairs. This variation is common – it has been suggested there may be approximately ten million single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). Additionally, all of the variations in human characteristics (or phenotypes) result from the interaction between the genotype and environmental stimuli. For example, muscle and consequently physical performance is strongly influenced by the type of the muscle fibers (lean body mass composition), size of the muscle fibers, type of innervation, and blood flow. In this context, the muscle performance response to exercise training is dynamic, and genetic factors account for 50 to 80% of the interindividual variation.Until recently, no study directly investigated the role of genetics in the superior performance by African long-distance runners.
Initial studies on Ethiopian and Kenyan athletes investigated mitochondrial deoxyribonucleic acid (mtDNA) and the Y chromosome: the first is deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) located in the mitochondrion, while the Y chromosome is responsible for determining sex., Accordingly, it was suggested that mtDNA polymorphisms influence the variation in humans’ aerobic performance since these encode different subunits of the oxidative phosphorylation enzymatic complex.The mtDNA is maternally inherited, thus offering a unique opportunity to explore the maternal lineage. MtDNA only changes with the rise of new mutations, resulting in the accumulation of complex mutations linked to strains from different branches of a single ancestor’s descendants. This is associated with the “Mitochondrial Eve”, the name by which the latest common ancestor of all living humans is known. Thus, it is possible to create a detailed phylogeny, ie, determine the ancestral relationships among species and individuals, to explore the degree of relatedness from the maternal lineage of people, beyond the phenotypes of interest. Each branch of the phylogenetic tree is known as a haplogroup: a series of alleles at specific locations on a chromosome. Therefore, the haplotypes grouping generates specific easily comparable units of genealogical information that provide useful levels of predictability. When found in other parts of the world, the haplogroups can be used as indicators of recent migrations.Recently a cohort mtDNA analysis of the elite Kenyan and Ethiopian runners was performed., Cohorts are groups of people with a period event in common.
Contrary to previous assumptions, these runners were not restricted to just one area of the phylogenetic tree; rather, the athletes showed a wide distribution of haplogroups, similar to the general population in Kenya and Ethiopia. These findings do not support the idea of a role for mtDNA variants in the sporting success of East African athletes in aerobic endurance events. The findings also contradict the idea that these elite runners are a genetically privileged group, at least with respect to the mtDNA. In fact, some of the Ethiopian athletes share a more recent mtDNA common ancestor with many Europeans. Similar results have also been observed among Kenyan runners., These findings did not confirm the hypothesis that Ethiopian and Kenyan populations have remained genetically isolated in East Africa, showing instead, that they have undergone “human migration events” estimated to have occurred, based on mtDNA studies, between 150,000 and 250,000 years ago.,These findings are supported by analysis of the Y chromosome haplogroup distribution in elite Ethiopian athletes. The Y chromosome may be considered as the male equivalent of mtDNA.
Although elite Ethiopian athletes have the same variation in Y chromosome haplogroups as the general population, some have been shown to be significantly more common in the athletes. The frequency of haplogroups has recently been evaluated in a Kenyan cohort study. If the same haplogroups were under- or overrepresented, this would provide strong evidence for a biological effect of the Y chromosome on running performance. However, despite the discovery of a potential Y chromosome effect on performance during aerobic endurance tests, study results showed diversity levels similar to those found in the mtDNA studies, meaning that a significant number of the genetically screened athletes had acquired part of their male ancestry outside Africa, sometime during the “human migration events”. Collectively, the results of the Y chromosome and mtDNA studies did not provide genetic evidence that supports the biological basis of racial differences in the sporting performance of African runners.,Further studies have attempted to discover other candidate genes to explain the success of African runners. It was hypothesized that the genetic polymorphisms of interest are causal variants. To date, only two of the candidate genes that explain this phenomenon of human performance have been investigated: angiotensin converting enzyme ( ACE), and alpha-actinin-3 ( ACTN3),–.
Genes associated with elite athletic performance.Notes: ( A) ACE gene polymorphism. Researchers have investigated the presence or absence of a variant in intron 16 of chromosome 17 on the ACE gene. ( B) ACTN3 gene polymorphism. The presence or absence of the variant R577X, on chromosome 11 in the ACTN3 gene, was studied in relation to the status of elite athletes. Data taken from Wilber RL et al, Scott RA, et al, Rankinen T, et al, Arden Nk, et al and Lippi G et al.,Abbreviations: ACE, angiotensin converting enzyme; ACTN3, alpha-actinin-3; D, deletion; I, insertion.With regard to the ACE gene, a polymorphism of insertion (I) is associated with lower levels of ACE than with deletion (D). In general, the I-allele from this gene has been associated with performance during aerobic endurance tests, and the trainability of cardiorespiratory fitness, reflected by maximal oxygen uptake, determined by the ASSL1 gene and 21 SNPs. Meanwhile, the D-allele has been associated with performance during power tests, for which the heredity contribution may vary from 46% to 84%.
Area’s prospects and closing remarksThere is strong evidence that the interaction between genetic and environmental factors may be responsible for most of the individual differences in response to physical training., Thus, it is important to continue investigating the variations in DNA sequences in the general population.A critical analysis of this unique phenomenon has shown that these athletes do not descend from a single isolated genetic profile. The data suggest that the genes most studied and associated with performance in aerobic endurance running ( ACE and ACTN3) do not seem to fully explain the success of these athletes.
It seems unlikely that Africa is producing unique genotypes that cannot be found in other parts of the world. So far, the evidence shows that the subjects’ phenotype (molded over time by several factors) seems to have greater influence than their genotype in their long-distance running success. While recognizing that this field of study is at an early stage of understanding, the available results show that the identified candidate genes for human performance neither determine nor exclude the possibility of athletic success. Although, the right choice of parents can help in the search for athletic success, this is not the deciding factor between success and failure in sport.It is to be borne in mind that extraordinary athletic achievements by certain populations are without doubt a successful combination of many different factors.
It is unlikely, though1, that the success of these elite athletes is the result of an SNP, instead it must be the result of a wide combination of advantageous genotypes. Additionally, genetic testing in sport, an area of growing interest, can assist researchers in identifying individuals with the ideal physiology and morphology for the practice of certain activities; in the detection of athletes with greater responsiveness/adaptation to physical training; and in the prevention of injuries and sudden death, an extremely tragic event when it comes to high-performance athletes. However, the traditional methods used in identifying sporting talent remain consistent and valid since athletic performance is highly complex and multifactorial.
It is also possible that genetic profiling may fail to consider a crucial DNA variant or genetic factor that may be responsible for improvement in physical performance.Finally, it is necessary to bear in mind that only a small percentage of individuals have the “genetic background” and physical characteristics for athletic success. Not all these individuals will train, and only a small percentage of those who do will become elite athletes.
Mutant Turtles: Choujin Densetsu hen (Superman Legend) is a two-part OVA series from Japan based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles TV show. In the first episode entitled 'Super Dai Pinchu! Saint Toujou' (Super Great Fairy! Saint's Entrance', the Turtles explored the temple of the lost Muta Kingdom where they met the spirit of light called Crys-Mu, who was contained inside the Muta Stone.
In reward, she gives the Turtles the ability to do the Super Mutation, which turns them from regular turtles into Super Turtles for three minutes. When all four Super Turtles turns into one, they turn into the all-mighty Turtle Saint. At the same time, Shredder and Krang manage to find the Dark Muta Rock as they try to awake the demoness Dark Mu contained inside the crystal. In the Second Episode called 'Jugojuu Kourin! Metal Turtles Toujou' (Descending of the Guardian Beast! Entrance of the Metal Turtles), the Turtles, along with April and Splinter, goes on a trip to Japan in order to help Kinzou. I don't like most anime movies because they are just like the series only shorter.
This is most evident in Dragon Ball (Z/GT) were they do the spirit bomb thing and that's suposed to make it special. Sailor Moon and Pokemon are the same way.
Project A-ko is different because it had no series but the sequels wreaked that. However this one is different because I LOVE NINJA TURTLES! Okay so that's biased, but I miss the little green guys and seeing a new movie that animated in Japan is like the coolest thing to happen since 1984!
Of course I haven't seen the series so when/if I do that will probably ruin it for me. I would like to see this and the series released on subtitled VHS because I know if they dubbed it not only would they use different voices, but they would also pick the most annoying ones possible (remember the Sonic 'Movie.' ).I believe on the box it said 'Theatrical Release' when it was in fact just a two-part OVA series not shown in theaters there or here.