Do identical twins have the same DNA?

Question

Do identical twins have the same DNA?

Answer 1

Yes they do.

Answer 2

"Until recently, any differences between twins had largely been attributed to environmental influences (otherwise known as "nurture"), but a recent study contradicts that belief."

http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=iden...

Answer 3

Virtually the same

Answer 4

yes they do

Answer 5

Yes, since they were formed from the splitting of one embryo into two at a very early stage of development.

They do not have the same fingerprints, however, as fingerprints are not genetically determined.

Answer 6

Yes  

Answer 7

My cousins do along with the same fingerprints.

Answer 8

they do not have identical DNA sequence , most of them match with each other .if your asking forensic point of view ,both of  them differ in certian reginos called "Sattlites" .

Answer 9

No they do not. I'm speaking from a forensics standpoint. I work in law enforcement. We have two criminals who are twins. Each time they get arrested, they claim to be the other. Because this wasn't caught the first few times, the finger prints link them both (as they listed each name as an alias). So, we have to do DNA tesing to make sure we have the right one. They are frequent flyers at our facility, and they are so identical, its the only way we can be sure.

Also, my mother is an identical twin. Both her, and her sister are nurses. My mother needed to have a transplant, and of corse, her sister jumps right up to donate. However, she wasn't compatable.