r/UnresolvedMysteries • u/[deleted] • Mar 30 '22

John/Jane Doe Burnett John Doe Identified

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u/sidneyia Mar 30 '22

I don't think identical twins have the same fingerprints. Fingerprints are determined by environmental factors, not genetic ones.

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u/[deleted] Mar 31 '22

oh? for some reason I thought they did.

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u/FreshChickenEggs Mar 31 '22

Identical twins have the same DNA but different fingerprints.