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kidnoki t1_ja342iv wrote
Reply to comment by Chiperoni in Would two people who look identical but who are not related have similar matching DNA? by OhMyThiccThighs
They actually tested this, a famous photographer Francois Bernell, searched the world to find "twins". These twins were people unrelated, but looked identical. They followed up the art project with a research experiment to look into their DNA and found that they actually did share more genetic material than the average person.
"Dr. Esteller found that the 16 pairs who were “true” look-alikes shared significantly more of their genes than the other 16 pairs that the software deemed less similar. “These people really look alike because they share important parts of the genome, or the DNA sequence,”
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/23/science/doppelgangers-twins-dna.html
kidnoki t1_j1oyhje wrote
Reply to comment by BeneficialWarrant in Maybe a simple question, but why are proteins structural? by danrthemanr
Not to mention the proteins have different forms in different chemical solutions. So pH, temperature and catalysts can all modify the proteins in different ways. Not to mention proteins can inherently interact with RNA allowing for complex bio machinery basically attached to written code.
kidnoki t1_iuzdlee wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in How many children did Homo Erectus tend to have? by [deleted]
We have a lot of this data, good questions, but I've read a lot of data on this, and it's much less ambiguous. Just wish someone would have cited it...
kidnoki t1_iuyxhk5 wrote
Reply to comment by AlyssaJMcCarthy in How many children did Homo Erectus tend to have? by [deleted]
Yeah you'd have to consider optimal fertility cycles and mating/seasonal habits and tendencies. I remember looking at a birth rate chart for the months and we had a very cyclic pattern going, where there would be heavy births after colder months and an obvious 9 month barrier, that would decrease fertility, but obviously this was just the most common, we have pretty crazy reproductive options compared to some of the larger more social and intelligent mammals. Probably because we domesticated, which throws in a whole new set of pressures on birth cycles.
kidnoki t1_isu47hv wrote
Reply to comment by IFuckedYourDadd in Newly published research is the first to show that stillbirth can be inherited and tends to be passed down through male members of the family. That risk preferentially comes from the mother’s or father’s male relatives—their brothers, fathers, grandfathers, uncles, or male cousins. by MistWeaver80
I wonder if it ties into the neanderthal progesterone gene women got.
kidnoki t1_irvuwez wrote
Reply to comment by Stu_Murphy_Artist in Clarence River Floodplain, Northern NSW Australia [OC] 2587 x 3449 by Stu_Murphy_Artist
Have they studied the flora and fauna or is it too hard?
kidnoki t1_irv7cd4 wrote
Reply to comment by Not_Leopard_Seal in Is there an evolutionary reason behind deciduous trees’ vibrant fall colours? by Team_Ed
The colors actually aid in frost and UV protection. In the north as winter comes Carotenoids and anthocyanins will be produced at a higher rate, while reverse biosynthesis occurs revealing the deeper, reds, oranges, blues and purples. At least in cannabis, I can usually play with the final colors, by tweaking temps and also the pH on my feetigation, this can also change the sap and pistil color.
kidnoki t1_jbwqrr7 wrote
Reply to comment by nametag-username in Perceived time expands and contracts within each heartbeat by old_guitarist
Your heart beat causes time to dilate and contract because it feeds your brain and sensory organs.