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Tuesday, August 12, 2003

Well, this complicates DNA profiles

Courtesy of /., a link to an NPR audio file on Chimera twins. Apparently, fraternal twin eggs can sometimes merge into one embryo - meaning one whole person, but formed from two sets of DNA. DNA tests taken from different parts of the body can yield different results. The numbers could be in the millions.

posted by NL Staff at 19:49

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