2006-12-17 11:37:26 · 7 answers · asked by FRANKIE S 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
No.
Clones already exist: identical twins have the same DNA, yet do not have the same finger print.
All the DNA does code for is the general shape of the fingerprint, but not the exact shape which is set during growth of the fetus through a rather random process. The same is true of the blood vessel patter in the retina, the distribution of veins in the skin, etc. Too much variation to be encode in the DNA, and mother nature does not care about coding that much useless information.
Here is another thing to consider: your finger prints are not the same between each of your fingers, yet they all share the same DNA, don't they?
2006-12-17 11:44:57 · answer #1 · answered by Vincent G 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They may. Like many things in science, we do not *accept* - instead, we *fail to reject*.
A study has been done in epiphesiology (study of epiphesials (finger prints) - now you can impress someone ;-) ). ID twins sometimes have the same fingerprints - if they grow up together. ID twins who have grown up indifferent environments are more likely to develop different fingerprint patterns b/c of environmental variables effecting skin growth, skin wear, hand use etc.
The bottom line: You're dealing with a sliding scale. If a clone were to grow up differently from it's origin, it would not have similar fingerprints. If it were to grow up in the exact same environment (rather difficult to do, I'd say) it's epiphesials would be similar.
I wish I could give you the study, but i believe it's been in the news recently. you could search yahoo! news or even (gasp!!) google news.
2006-12-17 23:11:21 · answer #2 · answered by moonstone84 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No fingerprints are cause by the growth of the skin on your hands and that causes fingerprints so No is the answer
2006-12-17 19:50:03 · answer #3 · answered by Calleigh 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. No. Even identical twins have different fingerprints.
2006-12-17 19:42:01 · answer #4 · answered by Cirric 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That's a good question. I'm not sure, but I would say Yes, because it's your clone! Everything that you have, goes to it. I'm not all sure about this, but that's my guess.
2006-12-17 19:41:16 · answer #5 · answered by Nick B. 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yup, exact same. I've heard that identical twins do too.
2006-12-17 19:45:10 · answer #6 · answered by lil 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i think they would
2006-12-17 19:48:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋