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<blockquote data-quote="Putangitangi" data-source="post: 1509118" data-attributes="member: 5956"><p>No, the twins are not full siblings, they're two halves of the same embryo, so essentially the same genetic animal. Thus their calves are closer than double cousins, actually genetically full sibs, as if their mothers were the same cow. The calves have the same gentic lottery as if they were born to the same parents in different years.</p><p></p><p>When I write of my identical twins, I'm not just saying they look the same, I've had them genetically tested and shown that they actually are. They're mirror twins, which is even more mind-bendingly interesting. Late split of the embryo, I understand. I tested them because they looked so similar and wanted to know for sure.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Putangitangi, post: 1509118, member: 5956"] No, the twins are not full siblings, they're two halves of the same embryo, so essentially the same genetic animal. Thus their calves are closer than double cousins, actually genetically full sibs, as if their mothers were the same cow. The calves have the same gentic lottery as if they were born to the same parents in different years. When I write of my identical twins, I'm not just saying they look the same, I've had them genetically tested and shown that they actually are. They're mirror twins, which is even more mind-bendingly interesting. Late split of the embryo, I understand. I tested them because they looked so similar and wanted to know for sure. [/QUOTE]
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