If you are confused as to the selection of the event, let's hear the gene

As parents and wrestling players, sisters and figure skating players, as well as examples, although environmental and effort are important for Taisei in sports, existence of genetic talent can not be ignored. So which sports do Judo players and baseball players can make good use of their talents? Examining the gene called ACTN3 seems to know which one is suited for sports and endurance system of instantaneous power system.

It seems that this ACTN 3 test has been commercialized in the United States, making the minds of football moms troubling.

Details are as below.Sports May Be Child's Play, but Genetic Testing Is Not - NYTimes.com

ACTN 3 is a gene encoding a protein called α-actinin-3, and it is known that this protein expresses only fast muscle fibers, which promotes the formation of fast muscle fibers and promotes fast muscle contraction We will change sugar metabolism so that it will be advantageous for the exercise required (jumping, boxing etc.). In this amino acid sequence of ACTN 3, mutations that replace the codon encoding the amino acid arginine (R) at position 577 to the termination codon (X) are frequently present at 30 to 40%.

It seems to be a little difficult story, but in essence there are three genotypes with RR, RX, XX at 577th in the gene called ACTN 3, and by examining it, it is possible to identify the sprint power type events (short- It seems that you know that it is advantageous to which endurance system type (marathon, race etc) is advantageous.

In 2003, 429 Caucasian athletes in Australia (of which 50 are Olympic representatives)analyzedAs a result, 53% of the Australian national men in the sprint power series are RR type, which seems to be about twice as frequent as general people. Furthermore, there were no 35 X female short runners and 25 X Male Olympic representative short runners of XX type.

By type of people, type XX is 25% for Asians, 20% for white whites in Europe, 13% in African Americans,Banto typeIt is 1% in Africans, RR type is 25% in Asians, 36% in European white people, 60% in African American and 81% in Bantu type Africans at NBA and NFL It is convinced that black people are also active in many people, it is only the black people who advanced to the finals of 100 meters of the Olympic Games. By the way, although it seems that there are many West African RR (Sprint power type) and East African type XX (endurance type) among African descent, surely Kenya and Ethiopia have a strong impression on long distance

However, as the Spaniards' long run jumping player (self best 8.26 meters) who took part in the Olympic Games had XX type ACTN 3 gene, "I can not be an NBA player because it is of type XX" "RR type so dream of Hakone Ekiden It is better to say that it is better to give up ".

In addition, this test was conducted in AustraliaGenetic Technologies LimitedIt has been sold for five years by the company and this year in the United StatesAtlas Sports GeneticsAlthough it was released by the company, already in Japan from 2005Sports style Co., Ltd.It is said that it is sold for 18,900 yen by.