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There are plenty of stochastic processes during gestation, right? Fingerprints come to mind, which aren't genetically linked at all
by jedimastert 6y ago
There are plenty of stochastic processes during gestation, right? Fingerprints come to mind, which aren't genetically linked at all
- MichaelZuo 6y agoYes, and there are epigenetic processes that also diverge in womb. In practice there are no identical babies, it’s a form of linguistic exaggeration.
- stretchcat 6y agoIt's my impression that identical twins do actually have similar (but not identical) fingerprints. Specifically, fingerprint patterns can be broken down into a few broad categories like 'loop' or 'whorl', and I've heard identical twins will often have the same patterns on the same fingers.