DNA Test On Identical Triplets Leads To The Most Puzzling Twist
At-home ancestry kits have connected strangers, widened families, and expanded the world's interest in genes and genetics. So, daytime television fans were enthralled when some famous identical triplets were handed a few DNA kits for the sake of better understanding ancestries. The unexpected results of the tests had some experts crying foul — and others wondering if humanity understood genetics as well as we thought!
Can't tell them apart
The Dahm sisters are pretty much indistinguishable from one another. Born in December 1977, Nicole, Erica, and Jaclyn are identical triplets, and as babies, even their parents couldn’t tell them apart.
Baby tattoos
In fact, that’s why each was branded with a unique tattoo at birth: Nicole, born first, was given one dot on her butt; Erica dons two dots for having been born second; and Jaclyn, out third, went tattoo-less.
Playboy stardom
As the three grew older, they navigated the world of modeling together, becoming the first ever triplets featured in a Playboy Magazine centerfold. The girls were 21, and the world marveled at their physical similarities. In fact, this raised a lot of questions.
Very rare
Just how similar were they? Well, triplets occur when a single fertilized zygote splits into three identical portions in the womb. A certain journalist, however, wanted a more granular understanding. She wanted to know if their ancestry aligned.
