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Does genetics influence our drive for physical activity?
Katarzyna Mazur
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Diets Premium Medical Expert • 24.09.2026
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Gene for mobility laziness
Researchers at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology in Beijing and the University of Aberdeen have so far shown that there is a "mobile leniency" gene, a component of the so-called "potato gene" that our owners may be less inclined to exercise and more susceptible to obesity. There is a high probability that similar patterns of activity are present in humans. Researchers from the Institute for Genetic and Developing Biology at Beijing and Aberdeen University have shown that a "motor lenience" gene exists, but it is also a symptom of all of our own potato genes, which may have a lower inclination to exercise, and a higher inclinations to exercise.
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Katarzyna Mazur
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