News tagged with monozygotic twin

Findings indicate digestive disorder in infants may be genetic

In a study that includes nearly 2 million children born in Denmark, researchers have found that there is a higher rate of occurrence of the digestive tract disorder pyloric stenosis among twins and siblings, suggesting that ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Jun 15, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Rethinking the Genetic Theory of Inheritance

Scientists at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) have detected evidence that DNA may not be the only carrier of heritable information; a secondary molecular mechanism called epigenetics may also account for ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Jan 18, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (21) | comments 2