"Potatoes have more chromosomes than humans."
"Most of your DNA is just noise that never gets used, and a significant chunk of it contains echoes of ancient and prehistoric viruses that infected your ancestors."
"All people with blue eyes are descended from the same person"
"Many severe genetic diseases, such as insulin-dependent diabetes, are only about 50% determined by genetics. Factors like early developmental conditions, including a mother’s diet during early pregnancy and infections, play a paramount role."
"Red hair and blue eyes is the rarest hair/eye colour combination."
"40-50% of our DNA is the same as cabbage."
"Twins can have different fathers."
"Pregnancy can alter your DNA as you create a new life. Allergies can appear or disappear, hair texture/colour can change."
"Twins can be half identical."
"The ability to flex the tongue as a cloverleaf is genetic."
"Since our mitochondria used to be separate single celled organisms, they have their own DNA."
"Your immune system regulation genes (HLA) have a huge impact on how you smell!"
"The green eyed gene is a recessive gene when compared to brown eyed gene; it is dominant when compared to blue eye gene."
"Birthing identical twins is not an inherited trait. It’s random. Fraternal twinning is inherited, but only from mother to daughter. "
"When you’re pregnant, bits of DNA from your baby invade your body and settle all over permanently – including in your brain. "
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