Genetically, the children would very likely be indistinguishable from being siblings.
Sine the fathers have nearly identical dna, and the mothers do too, the kids of one pair would be indistinguishable in terms of which mother/father they came from.
Youd only be able to tell if any of the parents had any unique genetic mutations that happens post split (which is very likely), but then also that that genetic mutation also got passed down to their kids, which is roughly 50/50
This is actually a known phenomina, that if one of your parents is an identical twin, your aunt/uncle (the other half of the twin) would also pass a maternity/paternity test typically.
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FiniteBanjo@feddit.online · 34 pts · 92d
"You know, I think it's pretty weird that our sons looks just like my brother."
"Shut up, thats not funny."
shweddy@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 92d
Does that make them siblings and cousins?
pixxelkick@lemmy.world · 42 pts · 92d
Genetically, the children would very likely be indistinguishable from being siblings.
Sine the fathers have nearly identical dna, and the mothers do too, the kids of one pair would be indistinguishable in terms of which mother/father they came from.
Youd only be able to tell if any of the parents had any unique genetic mutations that happens post split (which is very likely), but then also that that genetic mutation also got passed down to their kids, which is roughly 50/50
This is actually a known phenomina, that if one of your parents is an identical twin, your aunt/uncle (the other half of the twin) would also pass a maternity/paternity test typically.
RebekahWSD@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 91d
It's something, as a twin, I think about. Then get confused, hate the idea, and go about not having kids which helps the situation.
imsufferableninja@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 92d
Cublings
deadcream@sopuli.xyz · 5 pts · 91d
So they are going to grow up as furries?
Eternal192@anarchist.nexus · 16 pts · 92d
Do they do kids swap days to see if the kids would notice the difference?
Longmactoppedup@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 92d
Could also do wife swap days to see if there is a difference.
Eternal192@anarchist.nexus · 2 pts · 91d
Those were probably the first tests.
Phoenix3875@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 91d
fizzle@quokk.au · 10 pts · 91d
None of them look very happy about the situation.
JcbAzPx@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 92d
Twinning.
thenextguy@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 92d
Yo dawg…
SektorC@discuss.tchncs.de · 4 pts · 91d
Every day, dozens of requests asking if you'd like to participate in a study.
Jax@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 91d
'Identical twins'
Is this some odd definition I'm missing? Cuz none of these people are identical.
nyctre@piefed.social · 9 pts · 91d
Not really "odd". Just the basic definition of twins, which can be either monozygotic (identical) or dizygotic (fraternal).
LovableSidekick@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 91d
Seems like Broyles should send Olivia, Peter and Walter to check this one out.
deadcream@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 91d
No one died a horrible gruesome death and there is no danger of deadly mutant virus with 110% mortality rate, nothing for Walter to do.
LovableSidekick@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 91d
We won't be certain until we get all the twins back to the lab.