Amazing facts about your DNA

<p>Learn amazing facts about your DNA, the wonder molecule, the blueprint of life, the master of the universe&#8230;.you get the picture. Happy DNA Day from all of our genome mappers! </p> <h2><strong>1. Do Genes Make us Immortal? </strong></h2> <p>Theoretically, our cells can divided for up to 120 Years</p> <figure class="wp-block-image"><img src="https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/1-1024x576.png" alt="" width="100%" class="wp-image-6707" srcset="https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/1-1024x576.png 1024w, https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/1-300x169.png 300w, https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/1-768x432.png 768w, https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/1-500x281.png 500w, https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/1-696x392.png 696w, https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/1-1068x601.png 1068w, https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/1-747x420.png 747w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure> <h2><strong>2. Don&#8217;t be spacey about your DNA</strong></h2> <p>If you took out your entire DNA and laid end to end, it would stretch from the earth to the moon 6000 times!</p> <figure class="wp-block-image"><img src="https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/2-1024x576.png" alt="" width="100%" class="wp-image-6708" srcset="https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/2-1024x576.png 1024w, https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/2-300x169.png 300w, https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/2-768x432.png 768w, https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/2-500x281.png 500w, https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/2-696x392.png 696w, https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/2-1068x601.png 1068w, https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/2-747x420.png 747w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure> <h2><strong>3. DNA has a half-life of 521 Years</strong></h2> <p>This means that the oldest organism that could be cloned could not be more than 2 million years old. </p> <figure class="wp-block-image"><img src="https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/3-1024x576.png" alt="" width="100%" class="wp-image-6709" srcset="https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/3-1024x576.png 1024w, https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/3-300x169.png 300w, https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/3-768x432.png 768w, https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/3-500x281.png 500w, https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/3-696x392.png 696w, https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/3-1068x601.png 1068w, https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/3-747x420.png 747w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure> <h2><strong>4. Fuchsia or Pink?</strong></h2> <p>Some people have a genetic mutation which makes them Tetrachromatic meaning their eyes contain four different kinds of cone cells and can distinguish different colours.</p> <figure class="wp-block-image"><img src="https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/4-1024x576.png" alt="" width="100%" class="wp-image-6710" srcset="https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/4-1024x576.png 1024w, https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/4-300x169.png 300w, https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/4-768x432.png 768w, https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/4-500x281.png 500w, https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/4-696x392.png 696w, https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/4-1068x601.png 1068w, https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/4-747x420.png 747w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure> <h2><strong>5. AVATAR in real life?</strong></h2> <p>A rare genetic condition called “methemoglobinemia”,&nbsp; causes BLUE-COLOURED SKIN due to abnormal production of methemoglobin in the blood. </p> <figure class="wp-block-image"><img src="https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/5-1024x576.png" alt="" width="100%" class="wp-image-6711" srcset="https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/5-1024x576.png 1024w, https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/5-300x169.png 300w, https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/5-768x432.png 768w, https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/5-500x281.png 500w, https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/5-696x392.png 696w, https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/5-1068x601.png 1068w, https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/5-747x420.png 747w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure> <h2><strong>6. Here&#8217;s another eye-Opener&#8230;..</strong></h2> <p>Brown AND Blue eyes?? Heterochromia is a genetic condition that causes two different eye colours&#8230;in the same person.</p> <figure class="wp-block-image"><img src="https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/6-1024x576.png" alt="" width="100%" class="wp-image-6712" srcset="https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/6-1024x576.png 1024w, https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/6-300x169.png 300w, https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/6-768x432.png 768w, https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/6-500x281.png 500w, https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/6-696x392.png 696w, https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/6-1068x601.png 1068w, https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/6-747x420.png 747w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure> <h2><strong>7. A lifetime of information. Literally. </strong></h2> <p>It would take ~50 years to type out the human genome sequence &#8211; @ 60 WPM, 8 hours/day. </p> <figure class="wp-block-image"><img src="https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/7-1024x576.png" alt="" width="100%" class="wp-image-6713" srcset="https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/7-1024x576.png 1024w, https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/7-300x169.png 300w, https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/7-768x432.png 768w, https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/7-500x281.png 500w, https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/7-696x392.png 696w, https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/7-1068x601.png 1068w, https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/7-747x420.png 747w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure> <h2><strong>8. Of Mouse and men: How related are we?</strong></h2> <p> We share 85% DNA with the mouse. </p> <figure class="wp-block-image"><img src="https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/8-1024x576.png" alt="" width="100%" class="wp-image-6714" srcset="https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/8-1024x576.png 1024w, https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/8-300x169.png 300w, https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/8-768x432.png 768w, https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/8-500x281.png 500w, https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/8-696x392.png 696w, https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/8-1068x601.png 1068w, https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/8-747x420.png 747w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure> <h2><strong> 9. An octopus can edit its own DNA!! </strong></h2> <p> An octopus can edit its own DNA!!</p> <figure class="wp-block-image"><img src="https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/9-1024x576.png" alt="" width="100%" class="wp-image-6715" srcset="https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/9-1024x576.png 1024w, https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/9-300x169.png 300w, https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/9-768x432.png 768w, https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/9-500x281.png 500w, https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/9-696x392.png 696w, https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/9-1068x601.png 1068w, https://learn.mapmygenome.in/images/blog/2020/04/9-747x420.png 747w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure>