By 
Carlos Guerrero-Bosagna
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TED-Ed Original

What is epigenetics?

Here's a conundrum: Identical twins originate from the same DNA ... so how can they turn out so different — even in traits that have a significant genetic component? Carlos Guerrero-Bosagna explains that while nature versus nurture has a lot to do with it a deeper related answer can be found within something called epigenetics.

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