2007-12-21 01:42:10 · 5 answers · asked by The Exotic Dr. Congo 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Nope. "You" would be a different person. The process of meiosis, gamete formation, results in a significant shuffling of genes. The number of genes in a human genome is so large that the number of possible combinations of genetic material is effectively infinite. So if your mother's egg had been fertilized by a different sperm, or if it had been the next month so that it was a different egg had been fertilized, "you" would only be as much like your real self as any of your siblings are to the actual you.
2007-12-21 01:46:34 · answer #1 · answered by DavidK93 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
May or may not be possible...
its based purely upon the exact sperm which fertilizes the specific egg, which gives rise to the progeny with a defined set of characteristics... U may be a different person all together too...
2007-12-21 09:53:52 · answer #2 · answered by Vytheeshwaran V 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Possibly, it still the same players (sperm and egg) in the race, just a different time for the event.
But statistically probably not.
2007-12-21 09:46:44 · answer #3 · answered by Brian K² 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Minute? Day? Week? Month? Year? Decade?
No, you would be your brother or sister.
2007-12-21 09:51:40 · answer #4 · answered by Michelle C 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
probably not
2007-12-21 09:49:58 · answer #5 · answered by krazykatmeow 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋