• Question: Do twins have the same DNA

    Asked by area49may on 13 Nov 2020.
    • Photo: Liudmila Khokhlova

      Liudmila Khokhlova answered on 13 Nov 2020:

      There’re two types of twins. One type called “monozygotic” or identical twins, meaning that they develop from one cell. Yes, these twins would have almost the same DNA, there might be a very small difference though. Other type called dizygotic (‘non-identical’), meaning that each twin develops from a separate cell. Those could have different gender and in general, as similar as regular non-twin siblings can be.

    • Photo: Lara Codeca

      Lara Codeca answered on 17 Nov 2020:

      Given my lack of knowledge on the subject, I upvoted Liudmila Khokhlova! Thanks for explaining this to me too.

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