Incredible: a woman discovers that in addition to being the mother of her daughter, she is also her uncle

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As Wikipedia explains, the gene is the molecular unit of genetic inheritance because stores genetic information and allows it to be passed on to offspring.

The problem is that by analyzing these genes it is possible to find them big shocking surprises. Cases that confuse even the specialists themselves, although they obviously have their own theory.

One such case is that of American model and singer Taylor Muhl who, after a routine examination of her daughter, discovered it she is not only his mother but also his uncle.

This is because the woman absorbed during the first moments of her pregnancy the genetic information of a twin brother which has not taken shape. So bring the genetic information of both.

The strange case was told by Joanne Unis, a researcher in DNA evidence at the Columbia University, at an international symposium on human identification in Washington DC.

chimeras

In Greek mythology, the chimera is a monster with the head of a lion, the body of a goat, and the tail of a snake. In biology, a chimera is a person made up of cells from more than one set of DNA.

Last year, two cases of human chimeras made headlines. The first was the Californian singer Taylor Muhl who discovered that she has two types of DNA: her own and that of her non-existent twin sister. That is, in her mother’s case, two separate eggs were fertilized by two different sperm cells, but Taylor absorbed the genetic traits of the second embryo early in development.

The second case is that of a father who discovered that his child was not his, but of his unborn twin brother. That is, she has two genetic makeups: her own and that of her twin brother who died in utero in the early stages of pregnancy.

The man absorbed his twin brother’s genetic makeup and passed it on to his son, after which he found out that he was actually his son’s uncle and that his non-existent twin brother was the biological father.

More such cases have been found in recent years, and researchers recently concluded that human chimeras are much more common than previously thought.

Unis said there is no information on how often this medical anomaly occurs, but after seeing about 20 confirmed casesHe said he thinks there are many more.