Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

retraso genómico

English translation:

genome lag

Added to glossary by S Ben Price
Feb 8, 2011 13:33
13 yrs ago
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Spanish term

retraso genómico

Spanish to English Science Genetics
-The text below describes what this is very well. I am not having any luck finding anything using like-sounding English equivalents (genomic-genome/delay-lapse, etc.)

TIA!!

"El enfoque evolucionista de la enfermedad ha aportado ya ideas interesantes, como el concepto de coevolución entre microorganismos y huéspedes o el de la selección de cepas resistentes por los antibióticos, la distinción entre enfermedades y mecanismos de defensa, como la fiebre , la tos y los vómitos, los compromisos de diseño, como el del bipedismo que favorece la hernia discal lumbar, la incompatibilidad entre nuestro diseño, adaptado al entorno ancestral en el que evolucionaron nuestros antepasados, y nuestro entorno actual (retraso genómico) y los legados evolutivos que aumentan nuestra capacidad de reproducción al precio de incrementar nuestra vulnerabilidad a distintas enfermedades (Nesse y Williams 1994)."
Proposed translations (English)
4 +1 genome lag
3 +1 (genetic) vestigiality

Discussion

Lafayette Eaton Feb 9, 2011:
I agree with Judith, genome lag Psychologists seem to have adopted this concept more than geneticists/evolutionists.
philgoddard Feb 8, 2011:
I think it's very appropriate for this question that your profile picture is a chimp!

Proposed translations

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genome lag

This is fascinating.

"Genome Lag theory, or ‘Exile from Eden’ hypothesis, suggests that our genes have not kept pace with the changes in our environment."
From:
http://counsellingcentral.com/theodore-kaczynski-and-genome-...

Compare with:
http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:Bfgtxuf6UMEJ:www.m...
Peer comment(s):

agree Phoebe Anne
2 hrs
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+1
37 mins

(genetic) vestigiality

I think this means features that our ancestors needed, but we don't, like body hair and an appendix.
Peer comment(s):

agree Phoebe Anne
3 hrs
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