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There's a 1 in 2^46 chance that siblings born separately will have mostly identical DNA, minus a few random mutations.
by tedunangst 8y ago
There's a 1 in 2^46 chance that siblings born separately will have mostly identical DNA, minus a few random mutations.
- LMYahooTFY 8y agoDoes that qualify as significant in any practical implementation for identity?
- tedunangst 8y agoIf ID was based on a full sequence, probably not, but it rarely is. But if you ask how can it be not unique, that's an answer.
- smolder 8y agoEven born separately from the same parents, or from different parents with the same available genes to generate the same haploids?
- tedunangst 8y agoYeah, plus some infinitesimal chance your aunt marries your uncle and your cousin comes out just like you, etc.