of the chromosomes, put it in the comments below and I'll try
we've gone through just over half of all of the chromosomes
to answer it and stay tuned for next week when we will do part
and identifying a trait or a condition that is associated
number thirteen. That is where that gene is on. With that,
BRCA two I think it's BRCA two, then think about chromosome
components but there's more of a genetic component to breast
is one that has a genetic component as well as other
it, it is has a gene that creates a protein which is
Now chromsome number thirteen is one that many people are
secreted in your sweat which helps to kill or clean your
that all affect people who get breast cancer. Now again this
healthy. So chromosome number twelve whenever you sweat be
thinking about chrome number twelve you are sweating out
cancer. It is the gene or or really a series of of genes
aware of. The BR I always forget BRCA BRCA for breast
and so that development has now been passed down through
are of African descent are much more susceptible to this
that migrated down to Southern Africa and those that migrated
hundreds and thousands of generations and so people who
of the other diseases that you find in the tropics of Africa
with each one. If you have any questions about what is on any
talked about. So this is one whenever you hear about that
cancer than some of the other diseases and symptoms that I've
just a little bit. It is it is you know putting out stuff that
stuff that chromosome number twelve is telling you to make.
if we look at chromosome number twelve and we narrow it down
is killing that bacteria on your body to help keep you
skin from harmful bacteria. Pretty cool I think. Um if we
Now, number 12, I say sweat. Chromosome number twelve
doesn't make you sweat but what chromosome number twelve has on
out of Africa. So, number eleven is sickle cell anemia.
sickle cell anemia genes in it than do those groups of people
probably developed there now in looking at this it sounds like
it actually developed as a a defense against malaria or one
because the gene pool of Africans has more of these
prevalent in Africans and those of African descent than it is
Africa and this this gene for sickle cell anemia is much more
in any other group around the world and that's because it
of the earliest groups that broke off that went to Western
years and it all traces back to Eastern Africa and there's some
on it, you know, after one day after 10 days, I still couldn't
shift for about two years and during that time, I would no
people think of women having babies in their 30s when they
It's just genetics. So, whether you are blood group A, whether
of research around this particularly with people who
gene on chromosome number nine. Now, chromosome number ten, let
you're B, or whether you're O, you can look at this specific
is one of the things that we we can see is we can trace where
another fascinating thing I find with genetics and with DNA
sleep more than five hours a night. It didn't matter. I'd be
peoples have all migrated over thousands and thousands of
more than about five hours a night which was really during
sleep during the day. I actually worked a rotating
determines whether your blood group is A, B, or O. This is
hear biological clock but this is actually everybody's
we go to chromosome number nine. There is a gene, a single
work odd shifts and they find you know you're basically
during the day and what our body's doing during the night
during the day and we all like to sleep at night. That is our
factors aren't present, you may never actually get
bit confusing sometimes and that's why I'm leery about
that a lot of diseases and conditions in life, there is a
number seven for that delicious ice cream that you just can't
get enough of which is me then blame chromosome number seven
where we have a gene that tells us whether we are full or
gene. There's not an environmental factor involved.
biological. When you think about it, we all like to be a
the bad genes, you might get it anyway and you might have good
telling people, well, this always does this. Except when
Osteoporosis is one of those. You may have will say the bad
specific version of that gene that they had. It's almost like
those who have osteoporosis, they found that there is a
genetic component but it's not always just a genetic
gene for osteoporosis but if some of the environmental
component. There may be some environmental factors as well.
it is a the genetic component of this osteoporosis. This
hundreds of things on each chromosome that it does for
gene on chromosome number four. Now, chromosome number five has
by other things as far as how you develop in the womb and
chromsome 11 is for there's a gene it's not all of chromsome
because that's the one that has that gene which helps tell you
have diseases or cancers that we need chemotherapy for but if
the day and it's trying to help me go to sleep at night. A
11 it's just a gene on it for sickle cell anemia and this is
time. And why this is important is because there's been a lot
skin on your fingers it's really rare but it does happen
three on to number four fingerprints huh when you think
number four and there's a defect where if you have a
know oh yeah you're full or you're hungry. So it helps
actually a gene that determines your resistance to
chromesome number ten. It's trying to keep me awake during
thing for each chromosome but there's really lots, dozens,
sleep more than five hours a night. So, that I can blame on
body whenever you're staying up all night. Um and trying to
the day. When I was on the the overnight shift, I couldn't
messing with this genetics and this biological function of our
biological clock. It helps to regulate what our body's doing
chemotherapy as well as others and that can be traced back to
gene that is involved in bone development and in particular,
some genes. One of which is on chromosome number six. So, so
osteoporosis. Likewise, you may be doing a lot of the things
that you should to prevent osteoporosis but if you have
proteins in a single blood cell and so this isn't the only one
and I keep on to say that because this list has only one
brings up something that is always good to understand is
specifically for white blood cells. Now, there's lots of
me explain this because I say biological clock and many
see well at night they have a certain copy of this gene which
that's what's interesting about this gene is we can see it in
one of the few traits that can be nailed down to just one
gene and I've talked about this before on the channel that
genes and still get osteoporosis. So, it's a little
lots of other animals and particularly in animals that
that makes the proteins, the protein that is used
cells don't have and it is genes that make these proteins
proteins that our white blood cells have that are red blood
whether you're full or hungry. A chromosome number eight has a
to give really good night vision or not so good night
about that fingerprints actually start with a gene on
with other genes as well not just on on chromosome number
one that has to do with how we sense caught and cold that is
gene on there for night vision. In other words, if you can see
regulated by that gene. Now number three, well, there's a
or if you don't see well at night, you probably have a
number two now I want to reiterate again that something
regulate our appetite. So if you want to blame chromosome
that and so this is really interesting because hey we
hungry. It's basically a protein that lets our system
well at night, then you have a particular version of that gene
genes can hurt us sometimes. On to chromosome number seven
treatment is not going to be as effective. So genes can help us
now this gene is just for the development of fingerprints the
chemotherapy. Some cancer patients don't respond to
a gene for our white blood cells. It's used in the
creation of our white blood cells. There's specific
is like shivering is not just a single gene there's actually
ability really to develop those fingerprints starts with this
and particularly on chromosome number five, there's a gene
Some of these things are you know bad for us because we may
we have this gene that resists it that chemotherapy that
what you were touching in the womb at the time but The
actual pattern of your fingerprints it is influenced
several things that are all working together but this is
that reaction can be traced back to this gene on chromosome
then you actually don't develop fingerprints you have smooth
trying to warm up we're getting goosebumps in that and some of
you. Well, number six on chromosomes number six. There's
vision but night vision starts out on our chromosome number
defective set of genes for fingerprints on number four
great night vision but we have adequate night vision and
number one for not only your brain development but everybody
two. Well I'm going to call this the shiver gene and
defective copy of that gene. Now, humans, we don't have
three but on other chromosomes those genes all work together
somebody actually did call it that although that's not the
else's brain development as well. On the chromosome number
think about you know this is cold we're shivering or we're
sense temperature cold and you know getting the shivers from
you can go and do some research if you're interested more in
about all of these different traits. Starting with
that really is related to just a few genes on our genome and
official name. But there is a gene that regulates how we
one of them is on chromosome number one. So thank chromosome
wanted to highlight each pair of chromosomes and something
when you think about humans and some of the different things
that we do compared to other animals namely speech and the
ability to plan out complex things We have this capacity
each one of these traits. So, let's go through and let's talk
heard of but I want to emphasize this is not the only
physical trait. It could be a disease that you might have
actually just a little tiny snippet of that chromosome and
this gene is that it is a gene that is unique to humans and
brain development and one of the really great things about
chromosome number one. There is actually a gene on there for
So, today, what I wanted to do is I wanted to go through and I
thing that is on each one of these chromosomes. This is
that is on that chromosome that affects us. This could be a
on a single chromosome that then is what makes up ourself.
lots of genes, hundreds and some cases, thousands of genes
of them don't mean something. They're actually made up of
with what is on these 23 chromosomes. What do each one
of them mean? And the simple answer to that is is each one
I've actually had several people ask in comments has to
you understand your DNA, climb your family tree, and write
Howdy, I'm Andy Lee with Family History Fanatics where we help
your ancestors story along the way. One of the questions that
actually on each one of those chromosomes? two and finish up the 23 chromosomes.
We all have twenty-three pairs of chromosomes but what is