Identical twins, DNA testing, and murder

Subject: Identical twins, DNA testing, and murder

Date: Tue Jun 27 18:50:35 2000
Posted by J. Edward Jones
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Area of science: Genetics
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Message:


 I would like to know a question about identical twins.  If one twin
murdered someone and his blood were left at the scene, could DNA testing
use that blood to distinguish which of the twins committed the murder,
or would the DNA prove that it had to be one of the two twins?

Please email me:
jonesebb@musc.edu

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