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Identical Twins vs Fraternal Twins: Genetics Difference

by DDC Development | Jul 30, 2014 | Genetics, Prenatal DNA testing

If you know you have twins, one of the first things you’ll want to know is if they are identical or not. This can be determined during pregnancy, as identical twins typically share a placenta while fraternal twins usually do not. But sometimes, the placentas can get...

Why Genetic Traits Matter in DNA Testing

by DDC Development | May 27, 2014 | Genetics, Paternity

Thanks to genetic reconstruction techniques using DNA testing methods, a statistically significant estimation of paternity can often be determined by testing an alleged father’s biological relatives. These results are reliable enough to be used as proof for social...

60 Years of DNA Discovery

by DDC Development | Apr 25, 2013 | DNA science, DNA test, Genetics, Human Genome

April 25, international DNA Day, marks the 60th anniversary of the landmark publications in Nature announcing the structure of the DNA helix by James Watson, Francis Crick, Maurice Wilkins, Rosalind Franklin, and their colleagues. Since then, the innovations and...

DNA Tests prove that the body found under a parking lot belongs to King Richard III; but was he truly a “hunchback?”

by DDC Development | Feb 7, 2013 | Ancestry DNA Testing, DNA science, DNA test, Forensic DNA Testing, Genetics

Long viewed as a hunchbacked villain, King Richard III may be in for a rewritten history. DNA tests prove that the skeleton found beneath an English car park just a few months ago belongs to the oft-vilified king. But did he really suffer from kyphosis (“hunchback”...

“Extinct” Whale Help Trace Lineage of Modern Whales – DDC

by DDC Development | Dec 26, 2012 | DNA science, Genetics

In the wake of a recent attempt to prove the genetic lineage of Bigfoot using DNA, the news of another cryptozoological discovery of course has our attention. The recent discovery of a pygmy right whale originally thought to be extinct may be the key to tracing the...

Revitalize Interest in Cloning and Gene Modification? – DDC

by DDC Development | Nov 23, 2012 | Genetics

“The embryos I was looking at had been designed to labor in uranium tunnels under the Yellow Sea. Their saucerlike eyes were genomed for darkness. In fact, they go insane if xposed to brite unfiltered daylite.” –pg 324, Cloud Atlas* Genetically modified clones, or...

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