Re: TV & Radio items: Family tree research 'scam' [DNA again]

C Rihan wrote:
I wonder whether 'the powers that be' have considered the difficulties
of identical twins with ID cards.
Would their fingerprints be identical though?

No, fingerprints are unique, even across monozygotic siblings.

Koalas also have fingerprints, and their prints are very difficult to
tell from human!

John
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