Medical, Fingerprints for twins

Fingerprints for twins

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Dave Bradfor #1 / 4	Fingerprints for twins Quick question: Do identical twins have identical fingerprints? They have the same DNA so they must, right? Thanks.
Sat, 08 May 1999 03:00:00 GMT

David Ri #2 / 4	Fingerprints for twins Quote: >Quick question: Do identical twins have identical fingerprints? >They have the same DNA so they must, right? No, they do not. There's more to phenotype than DNA. -- David Rind
Sat, 08 May 1999 03:00:00 GMT

Tim Fitzmauric #3 / 4	Fingerprints for twins Quote: > Quick question: Do identical twins have identical fingerprints? > They have the same DNA so they must, right? > Thanks. I don't believe this is the case...identical twins are not 100% identical, the very slight differences allow you to tell them apart when you know them. Environment has some effect on development...differing levels of maternal effect genes could have some effect. I would expect them to have very similar but not neccessarily identical ones. Tim
Sun, 09 May 1999 03:00:00 GMT

Lawrence McDonou #4 / 4	Fingerprints for twins : Quick question: Do identical twins have identical fingerprints? : They have the same DNA so they must, right? : Thanks. A fingerprint expert just gave a lecture in my forensic science class in law school. He said that identical twins have different fingerprints. I wonder what other individual characteristics of the body are not dictated by DNA. Can anyone think of any others? - Larry
Tue, 11 May 1999 03:00:00 GMT

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