News tagged with monozygotic twin

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

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