20:48 Jul 1, 2007 |
Norwegian to English translations [Non-PRO] Medical - Genetics / genetic testing | ||||
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4 | these seventeen areas in fraternal twins |
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these seventeen areas in fraternal twins Explanation: literally translated. sytten = seventeen toegged tvillinger = fraternal twins / dizygotic twins My guess is it might refer to genetic areas of a chromosome specifically related to dizygotic determination? -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 40 mins (2007-07-01 21:29:25 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- "Theoretically the chance of full identity in these seventeen areas in fraternal twins one tenth of a permille (0.10/1000)" So, the likelihood of fraternal twins to have these seventeen areas in common, is 1 in 10 000. (I think. Math is not my forte and it's midnight, my apologies if the calculation is wrong ^^;) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 41 mins (2007-07-01 21:30:24 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- (there's an "is" missing in that sentence, sorry) "...in fraternal twins IS one tenth of..." |
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