Nutrition and Ageing: Nutrient X gene interactions and age-related disorders

Flashcards about Nutrition and Ageing

What is a single base change in DNA sequence called?

SNP (Single Nucleotide Polymorphism)

What are the macronutrients that provide energy and building blocks for growth?

Carbohydrates, proteins, and fats

Define Nutritional Genomics.

Branch of science studying interactions between nutrition & genome

What is a haplotype?

Set of alleles at multiple loci located on the same homologous chromosome, inherited together from a single parent due to genetic linkage.

What is the difference between Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics?

Nutrigenetics studies how genes influence the response to nutrients whereas Nutrigenomics studies how nutrients affect gene expression.