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Mystery #4Tier 2identical twins / shared DNA

Why do identical twins look exactly alike?

Most brothers and sisters look different even though they share the same parents, because every child gets a freshly shuffled mix of genes. But identical twins break the pattern completely. They can be so alike that even their own family mixes them up, and a phone might unlock for the wrong twin's face. If every person is supposed to be a unique shuffle, how do two people end up with the very same one?

Identical twins, who grew from a single fertilised cell and share the same DNA.
Photo: Shamus08 · CC0 · via Wikimedia Commons

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