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kinther@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 2 years ago

Remember That DNA You Gave 23andMe?

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Remember That DNA You Gave 23andMe?

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kinther@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 2 years ago
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The company is in trouble, and anyone who has spit into one of the company’s test tubes should be concerned.
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    The worst thing is I’ve never consented to them having my DNA but they have half of it anyway thanks to my brother…

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      My identical twin brother who gave it to them…

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        That is one of the rare situations where it likely works to your advantage. Any negative thing you do with with your DNA will be pinned on your brother because its his name associated with the DNA you share.

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          I thought identical twins usually had like a dozen of so diffing mutations by the time they reach adulthood.

          I’m not familiar with 23andme enough to know if their markers would pick up on it.

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            The dna tests they do for criminal investigations aren’t that exact. Don’t know if they would do the more expensive tests when there are twins involved though.

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          It’s the recipe for the perfect crime!

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      They have 98% of it thanks to those damn dirty apes

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        And bananas

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      Having asleep zombie family can be the worst.

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        But you can get some sick abs!

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