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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

What’s on your genes?

By Sharon Pochron / September 21, 2011

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Tiny genetic switches create big differences

Posted in Body & Health | Tagged classical genetics, DNA, epigenetics, feature, genes, twins

Double take

By Emily Sohn / December 10, 2008

By studying twins, scientists help us understand what makes people who they are

Posted in Body & Health | Tagged DNA, epigenetic, nervous, psychology, twins