Relationship between sports gene polymorphism expression and physiological function of long-distance runners: A biomechanical analysis
Abstract
This paper aims to explore the effect of the expression of sports gene polymorphisms related to long-distance running on the physiological functions of athletes, especially on the physical adaptability of marathon runners. With the progress of genetic research, more and more scholars are paying attention to the effect of sports genes on the physical fitness and cardiopulmonary endurance of athletes, but there is still a lack of research on marathon runners. Therefore, this study used amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) technology, combined with phenotypic data, to analyze the differences in sports gene polymorphisms between long-distance runners and the general population, and explored the relationship between gene expression and physiological function. In this paper, the AFLP technique was used for analysis. The results showed that under the same other conditions, the average value of foot force test in Group X and Group Y was 75.6 kg and 46.9 kg, respectively, with standard deviation of 18.5 and 10.4. The P value was 0.026, less than 0.05, indicating a significant difference between the two groups. This may indicate that there was a correlation between the expression of sports gene polymorphism and the physiological function of long-distance runners, and the relationship between the two was always positive.
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