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World Service,5 mins

Why identical twins aren’t really identical

Science In Action

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A new study that looks into the genetics of twins and their families in Iceland shows that identical twins aren’t really identical – even though they developed from a single egg. Kari Stefansson of the Icelandic genome company ‘DeCode’ explains that the differences can appear when the twins are embryos. (Image: Identical twins, Credit: Getty Images.)

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