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Yes, it indeed happens on a non-chimeric person (just try comparing the DNA from a muscle in arms versus legs, or even head hair and genital hair). I don't know
by zinekeller 6y ago
Yes, it indeed happens on a non-chimeric person (just try comparing the DNA from a muscle in arms versus legs, or even head hair and genital hair). I don't know the point of the study (except if it is just to undeniably confirm this scientifically because some doctors still don't believe that identical twins are not quite identical).
- zxcb1 6y agoAnd then there is the microbiome ...
- irrational 6y agoWould the microbiome be similar growing up (assuming both are living and eating the same foods in the same places/family) and then diverge later when they go their separate ways?
- zxcb1 6y agoFrom what I understand, it is a continuous exchange with our environment, the same way we catch a disease.
- hobofan 6y agoI would assume that the point of the study is to also quantify the amount of mutations so that future twin-based studies can more accurately attribute differences that also exist between twin pairs.