After talking to a doctor familiar with rare medical conditions, she discovered she has two sets of DNA.
"Not only that, I’ve been told I have two immune systems and two bloodstreams."
Taylor has tetragametic chimerism. This happens when two separate eggs are fertilized by two different sperms, and then one of the embryos absorbs the other during early stages of development. People with this type of chimerism may have two blood-types, as Taylor does, or different eye colors.
Woman Investigates Unusual Birthmark, Discovers She Is Her Own Twin Sister
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Re: Woman Investigates Unusual Birthmark, Discovers She Is Her Own Twin Sister
At least she doesn’t have two heads.
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Re: Woman Investigates Unusual Birthmark, Discovers She Is Her Own Twin Sister
So does she count as banging twins?
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Re: Woman Investigates Unusual Birthmark, Discovers She Is Her Own Twin Sister
Definitely cause for lots of evil twin nightmares....
Just the idea of being "absorbed" is giving me the heebie-jeebies.
Just the idea of being "absorbed" is giving me the heebie-jeebies.
Deep down tho, I still thirst to kill you and eat you. Ultra Chimp can't help it.. - Smitty