Members of the same species are more genetically alike than different, yet only identical
twins share exactly the same DNA sequence.
Not exact matches
Identical
twins don't
share exactly the same genetics, but the difference is so small that many DNA tests have trouble distinguishing one
twin from another.
The team then compared how similar gut bacteria were in identical
twins (which have the same set of genes) and non-identical
twins (who are assumed to
share a very similar environment, but do not have
exactly the same genes).
Some identical
twins show a marked difference in the severity of their symptoms, despite
sharing exactly the same genes.