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Subject: Implemented knowledge - be proud of us


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Missy 'never has the answers' Osbourn
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Date Posted: 18:08:55 07/12/01 Thu
In reply to: ThE Madd Scientist 's message, "What is this?? Work?? But I've left college??" on 12:35:46 07/12/01 Thu

>Hello everybody!
>Could someone please tell me why indentical twins
>(therefore have the same DNA) have different
>fingerprints?

Simple

>I mean they have the same genes, and genes code for
>proteins and therefore genes code for the phyiscal
>apperance. So twins with the same DNA and therefore
>Gene don't have the same fingerprints! Which means it
>must be an environmental factor that shapes
>fingerprints! But what factor could do this?? and why??

What do we know about DNA? Well, about 90% of it is unread per individual. So perhaps within twins the 10% which is read is slightly different. Think about it: is everything about them identical - do they have the same number of hair folicles, or skin pores, or sight, or a million other things? No. Finger prints are yet another thing which is different. 'Identical' still allows for mutations and genetic difference.
M xx

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