Swap effect with the class name. Port St. Lucie News Ft. People say you look just like Grandma when she was young. Then your newborn debuts and everyone debates over whom it most resembles. Or your wife's profile is a perfect replica of her aunt's.
History also repeats itself in families in ways that are more than skin deep.
Everyone knows that children inherit genes from their parents that often give similar physical traits. Scientists estimate that about 4,000 diseases are caused at least in part by genes passed from generation to generation. The list includes heart attacks, stroke, cancer, diabetes and other big causes of illness and death. Osteoporosis, alcoholism, certain emotional disorders and other diseases that reduce the quality of life also have genetic links. Keeping a family medical history can be one of the best ways of glimpsing your own health future - and taking steps to increase the odds of making it long and healthy.