why do human chimeras occur, for example the case of a person whos DNA differed within the organism. I need to now what causes this mutations.
2006-09-13 16:13:02 · 4 answers · asked by Barb 3 in Health ➔ Other - Health
i clicked on the wikipedia article and this link seemed to explain it pretty well...
http://www.five.tv/programmes/extraordinarypeople/twininside/
2006-09-13 16:25:03 · answer #1 · answered by cb 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's a rare abnormality that develops in utero as the consequence of two fertilized eggs in very early stages of development fusing together. There's no "cause" other than that. It's a developmental abnormality.
2006-09-13 16:22:30 · answer #2 · answered by Dr. W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I saw a show where there was supposed to be twins, but one absorbed the other and both DNA's were present.
2006-09-13 16:17:13 · answer #3 · answered by nursesr4evr 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This wikipedia articles discusses it prety well:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimera_(animal)
2006-09-13 16:19:12 · answer #4 · answered by Madkins007 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋