Archive for May 12th, 2010

Noisy genes and the limits of genetic determinism

Mirrored from http://wiringthebrain.blogspot.com Why are genetically identical monozygotic twins not phenotypically identical? They are obviously much more similar than people who do not share all their DNA, but even in outward physical appearance are not really identical. And when it comes to psychological traits or psychiatric disorders, they can be quite divergent (concordance between monozygotic [...]