Would a clone have the same fingerprints?

Even though a clone is genetically identical to its host, a clone would not have the same fingerprints as its host because fingerprints are not genetically determined, rather they are formed in the womb as result of external processes.
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Would a cloned human look the same?

Myth: Clones are always identical in looks.

Not necessarily. In fact, many clones have slight variations in coat color and markings. Let's think about the identical twin calves again. They have the same genes, but look a little different.
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Do clones have the same memories?

One reason they don't have exactly the same personality is because cloning isn't like you see in the movies -- a clone is not the same age as the original. It doesn't have the same memories or experiences. It only shares the same DNA.
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Do identical twins have the same DNA and fingerprints?

The answer is no identical twins do not have identical fingerprints. Identical twins do have identical DNA, but fingerprints are shaped by more than just genes.
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Do identical twins have 100% the same DNA?

They are identical because both siblings have the same set of DNA from mom and the same set of DNA from dad. Since both sets are the same they share 100% of their DNA. Fraternal twins are really just siblings who share the same womb. Each starts out as a separate egg fertilized by a separate sperm.
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Are identical twins 100% the same?

The DNA of monozygotic twins tends not to be 100% identical, and epigenetic and environmental differences further widen the gap between twin pairs. It's not nature or nurture; it's a complex interaction between our genes, our environment, and our epigenetic markers that shape who we are and what illnesses befall us.
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Who is the first human clone?

On Dec. 27, 2002, Brigitte Boisselier held a press conference in Florida, announcing the birth of the first human clone, called Eve.
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How old are the clones mentally?

The Clones, in the war years, were mentally aged between 10 and 13. It was only their physical growth that was accelerated. So if you think about the difference in how a 13 year old carries themselves, sees the world and interacts with their peers, there would be a pretty striking difference.
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Are there human clones today?

Have humans been cloned? Despite several highly publicized claims, human cloning still appears to be fiction. There currently is no solid scientific evidence that anyone has cloned human embryos.
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Can identical twins be a boy and a girl?

In 99.9% of cases boy/girl twins are non-identical. However, in some extremely rare cases resulting from a genetic mutation, identical twins from an egg and sperm which began as male (XY) can develop into a male / female pair.
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Can two siblings look exactly alike?

But brothers and sisters don't look exactly alike because everyone (including parents) actually has two copies of most of their genes. And these copies can be different. Parents pass one of their two copies of each of their genes to their kids. Which copy a child gets is totally random.
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Do twins have same blood type?

Identical twins will always have the same blood type because they were created from the same fertilized egg (fraternal twins can have different blood types — again, providing the parents do — because they are created by two fertilized eggs).
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Do clones have the same thoughts?

I would say not. Each person, even identical twins, have different experiences, even slightly different, and this will change the way they think and act, even if the changes are slight. Your clone will be much more different from you than your identical twin.
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How long do human clones live?

If the average life expectancy of humans in the galaxy far, far away is similar to our own, it's about 70 years for men, meaning that clone life expectancy can be halved to just 35 years.
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Do clones share the same DNA?

Clones contain identical sets of genetic material in the nucleus—the compartment that contains the chromosomes—of every cell in their bodies. Thus, cells from two clones have the same DNA and the same genes in their nuclei.
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Who is the last clone alive?

Who was the oldest living clone? That would be Kix. Due to his being frozen in stasis by the Separatists, he survived for 50 years after the end of the Clone Wars before being awakened by a pirate gang several years before the events of the sequel trilogy.
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What was the height of a clone?

Almost all clone troopers had the same height, 1.83 meters, or 6 feet, and they were all male.
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What was clone Order 67?

Order 67 was an order requiring clone troopers to begin dancing. During the Battle of Utapau, Darth Sidious accidentally executed Order 67 when he meant to use Order 66. Just after the order was executed, Cody and his troops began dancing.
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How many cloned humans are there?

1 No one has ever cloned a human being, though scientists have cloned animals other than Dolly, including dogs, pigs, cows, horses and cats. Part of the reason is that cloning can introduce profound genetic errors, which can result in early and painful death.
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Is human cloning legal in the US?

There are currently no federal laws in the United States which ban cloning completely.
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Do identical twins have shorter life expectancy?

Identical twins live longer, possibly because they have a BFF from birth, according to researchers from the University of Washington, Seattle, WA. Furthermore, this effect is greatest in male identical twins, according to results from their recent study, published in the journal PLOS ONE.
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Can 2 sperm fertilize the same egg?

Occasionally, two sperm are known to fertilize a single egg; this 'double fertilization' is thought to happen in about 1% of human conceptions. An embryo created this way doesn't usually survive, but a few cases are known to have made it — these children are chimaeras of cells with X and Y chromosomes.
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What happens to identical twins when one dies?

Twins literally do not know how to exist as one. When a twin dies, the twinless twin longs to reconnect. The twinless twin may have phantom pain or feel half dead. He or she may feel a need to represent both him or herself and the deceased twin or may even take on behaviors of the deceased twin.
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