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Can two people have the same DNA?
Can two people have the same DNA?
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DNA:
- DNA is the genetic material in most organisms except in retrovirus or RNA virus.
- The DNA has the coded information for the phenotypic expressions and this coded information is heritable that can be passed on from one generation to the next.
- 99% of the DNA is similar in humans and the 1% variation is observed in the chromatin fibers present in the telomeric regions of the chromosome.
- Therefore, two people even if they are twins cannot have an identical set of DNA.
DNA:
- DNA is the genetic material in most organisms except in retrovirus or RNA virus.
- The DNA has the coded information for the phenotypic expressions and this coded information is heritable that can be passed on from one generation to the next.
- 99% of the DNA is similar in humans and the 1% variation is observed in the chromatin fibers present in the telomeric regions of the chromosome.
- Therefore, two people even if they are twins cannot have an identical set of DNA.
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