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Christomir Rackov

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23/10/2018 at 15:56 in reply to: Are You Identical Twins?

Yup, identical twins don’t have to be the same height – they are usually of very similar height, and sometimes exactly the same, but not necessarily.

Here is an example – NBA players Marcus and Markieff Morris are identical twin brothers, yet they have a 1-inch difference in height – 6 ft 9 in vs 6 ft 10 in. And, as you know, in basketball height is important, so 1 inch is a lot. Those two look identical in every other possible way – they even made sure they got exactly the same tattoos (and they do have a lot of tattoos LOL)

Christomir Rackov

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23/10/2018 at 08:13 in reply to: Are You Identical Twins?

Yes, Mike, a DNA test would show with 100% certainty what kind of twins they are – if it indicates that they have identical DNA, then they are identical twins; if it indicates that their DNA is different (though related, to the same level as the DNA of any regular pair of siblings), then they are fraternal – as simple as that.

But, as Mona said, they might not want to know, and they might like the mystery, so I suggest we don’t push this question any further. 🙂

Christomir Rackov

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23/10/2018 at 05:27 in reply to: Are You Identical Twins?

Mike, identical twins would not just have much closer DNA % of ancestor regions – they would have exactly the same DNA % of ancestor regions, because identical (monozygotic) twins always have exactly the same DNA – they are basically natural clones. 😉

Also, guys – those of you, who say “not ideantical, but very close” – that’s not a thing either. 😛 As a twin, you are either monozygotic, or you are not. If you aren’t, then you can’t really be “closer” to identical than other pairs of twins – In terms of genetics, dizygotic (fraternal) twins are like any other regular pair of siblings, except they happened to be in the womb together (though the latter could be significant in some respects, as Mike suggested in his last comment; but still, even if they have a tighter bond because of that, they are still basically like regular siblings, genetically).

But Mona and Lisa seem to have a much tighter bond that most regular siblings, so if we are guessing, then my guess would be like Mona’s (and unlike those of most of you guys), i.e. – that they are identical (monozygotic). Yes, I know that they don’t look as much alike as most identical twins, but that’s possible in identical twins sometimes, and they did look almost indistinguishable, when they were small children, didn’t they? So, yeah, like Mona, I too would bet a few $ on them being identical.