IDENTICAL TWINS: Pinpointing Environmental Impact on the Epigenome from epigenetics Watch Video
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Description: Because identical twins develop from a single zygote, they have the same genome. This removes genetics as a variable telling scientists that the differences they observe between the individuals are caused almost solely by environmental factors. Recent studies have shown that many of these environmentally induced differences are acquired via the epigenome.