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Identical twins aren’t perfect clones, study shows – The Hindu
15% of identical twins showed up to 100 genetic differences
Identical twins are not exactly genetically the same, new research shows.
Scientists in Iceland sequenced DNA from 387 pairs of identical twins those derived from a single fertilized egg as well as from their parents, children and spouses. That allowed them to find early mutations that separate identical twins, said Kari Stefansson, a geneticist at the University of Iceland and the company deCODE genetics, and co-author of the paper published Thursday in the journal Nature Genetics.
Genetic mutations
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