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Twins don’t share everything

By Stephen Ornes / July 31, 2012

At birth, identical twins have differences in the chemical markers attached to their DNA. These differences may help explain why they don't look exactly the same. Credit: Todd Huffman

Twins carry different flags on their DNA, even from birth

Posted in Body & Health | Tagged Arturas Petronis, cells, classical genetics, DNA, embryos, epigenetic, epigenetics, genes, genetics, getinvolved, heredity, Jeffrey Craig, methyl groups, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, twins, University of Toronto, wins