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Explain why two siblings except identical twins have the exactly the same alleles

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having exactly the same DNA sequences, twins start accumulating genetic variation from the earliest stages of development, researchers at Iceland-based company deCODE genetics found, meaning that one twin harbors variants that aren't present in the other.

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