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RegularJoe@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month ago

Doppelgängers Don't Just Look Alike—They Also Share DNA. New research finds genetic and lifestyle similarities between unrelated pairs of “virtual twins”

www.smithsonianmag.com

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Doppelgängers Don't Just Look Alike—They Also Share DNA. New research finds genetic and lifestyle similarities between unrelated pairs of “virtual twins”

www.smithsonianmag.com

RegularJoe@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month ago
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    Strange, almost like phenotype is dependent on genotype?

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      You’re telling me people whose genetics make them look similar have similar genetics???

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        Not proven until now.

        These “duh” comments are always here in these situations.

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          We’re just joking around here my friend :) of course it’s important to confirm, still funny every time

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            I hope so, that’s good to hear. Some people seem so pissed off when making such comments about “useless” studies. 😔

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              People in text always sound more pissed off than they were. That mostly has to do with your expectations though ;)

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                You think this sounds angry???

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                  Can you stop yelling?

                  • fartographer@lemmy.world
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                    sorry. I thought I was being friendly. Perhaps you’d prefer periods as my punctuation. I hope you’re happy.

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                The hell? I guess we gotta fight now?

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        Big, if true

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          Colossal, if legitimate

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            Gargantuan, if verifiable

            • TheUnicornOfPerfidy@feddit.uk
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              Humongous, if credible

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                Leviathianic, if decipherable

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        Does that mean you could guess a person’s personality from just their look?

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          Well not their face, but definitely the shape of their skulls!

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            Of course you’d say that. You have the brainpan of a stagecoach tilter!

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      It seems this includes genes that don’t play a direct role in the formation of facial features.

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      It is still interesting. I wonder if epigenetics plays a larger role, or if face look is tied to other random traits.

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        The article says epigenetics don’t play much of a role in it, it’s all genetics.

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      Yes, but it’s not necessarily the only way that would work. So this is very neat!

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