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Conjoined twins and DNA Category: Health Asked by: laser1-ga List Price: $15.00 | Posted:
06 Feb 2003 16:09 PST Expires: 08 Mar 2003 16:09 PST Question ID: 158243 | 
| Do conjoined twins have identical DNA? | 
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Re: Conjoined twins and DNA Answered By: websearcher-ga on 06 Feb 2003 16:34 PST Rated:  | 
| Hi laser1:
The short answer: 
Yes, conjoined twins have identical DNA. 
The longer answer:
Conjoined twins can only occur when monozygotic ("one egg" or
identical) twins occur. The conjoined part happens when the single
fertilized egg splits too late and fail to separate completely.
Since all identical twins have identical DNA, so do conjoined twins.
However, although their genetic material is the same,
identical/conjoined twins have different phenotypes - this means that
their DNA is expressed in different ways.
Sources: 
Twins - According to Anna Garvey
http://www.loyno.edu/~dorn/GSinterviews/twins.htm
Conjoined Twins
http://www.conjoined-twins.i-p.com/
Identical Twins
http://www3.cgodin.qc.ca/F.Prairie-Caron/Biological.htm
Do identical twins have identical DNA? 
http://ask.yahoo.com/ask/20010213.html
Identical twins have the same DNA
http://www.wonderquest.com/twins-dna.htm
I hope that this information has been of help in your search.
              
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| laser1-ga
rated this answer:   Thank you sooo much. I appreciated the in depth response and the helpful links as well! | 
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