• Omnipitaph@reddthat.com
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    16 hours ago

    Your hand is a functioning attachment of your body, having the same DNA as every other part of your body. A fetus is a separate organism with its own DNA.

    • rockerface🇺🇦@lemmy.cafe
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      Not always correct. It’s possible to have a living organism with different DNA in different body parts (chimerism). Also, gut bacteria.