Saturday, March 20, 2010

The results are in!

For 18 months we didn't know who we really were...
identical or fraternal twins...so sad.

But now we know!
(Read the genetics lab results below.)

"We are pleased to report to you the results of the twin
zygosity test that you requested. Analysis of the DNA
indicates that Elijah Cheney and Micah Cheney are
monozygotic, or more commonly referred to as identical
twins.

We first isolated DNA from cheek cells from the swab
kits that were returned to our lab. We amplified the DNA
using a technique called PCR. Next, we analyzed 7-8
standard DNA markers (D5S818, D13S317,D7S820, D16S539,
vWA, TH01, TPOX, and CSF1PO) and determined that the
highly variable DNA markers were the same for both twins.
Thus,there is greater than a 99% probability that the
twins are monozygotic."

1 comment:

Mommy x 3 said...

Awesome!!!! That's great!