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19209002

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-2-11
pubmed:abstractText
There are at least 31 climatic zones around the world ranging from year-round freezing conditions to daily hot temperatures of around 45 degrees C. Each zone is inhabited by people who have adapted their lifestyles to accommodate the environmental conditions. There are many examples showing physiological and morphological differences between groups living in different environmental conditions (i.e. climate has been shown to influence characteristics including birth weight, body shape and composition, cranial morphology and skin color and sensitivity). Whilst the phenotypic differences are very clear, the genotypic differences are less easy to discern. This can be attributed to the logistical difficulties in executing the definitive study which controls for the environmental and lifestyle factors which themselves induce physiological and morphological changes. However, considering that at least 50 genes have been identified which have altered expression after exposure to heat and at least 20 genes are altered by cold exposure, it is reasonable to assume that more physiological and morphological differences will be attributed to genetic origins as the data becomes available.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0254-5020
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
53
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
104-20
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Ethnicity and temperature regulation.
pubmed:affiliation
MRC/UCT Research Unit of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Department of Human Biology, University of Cape Town, Newlands, South Africa. Mike.Lambert@uct.ac.za
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review