whether a woman is an "apple" or a "pear" is determined by a range of genetic factors, found researchers at oxford university and the medical research council(mrc) epidemiology unit in cambridge。

　　牛津大学和剑桥医学研究委员会(mrc)流行病学小组研究人员发现，女性身材是“苹果型”还是“梨子型”是由她们体内的遗传因素决定。

　　the researchers made their findings after studying the dna of almost 250,000 people。

　　研究人员对近25万人的dna进行研究，然后得出研究结果。

　　they have identified 13 new sets of genes associated with a propensity to store fat either around one's abdomen or one's hips and thighs。

　　他们发现13组新的基因，这些基因容易将人体内脂肪堆积在腹部、臀部或者大腿部位。