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by loa-in-backup 2653 days ago
> Some Genetic Tests Apparently Can’t Tell If You’re Dog Or Human

We do share a lot of genetic code, so checking for a specific aminoacid sequence could very unsurpisingly detect it in both

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People have tried spoofing with dogs, but dogs aren't even that close genetically compared to other animals. Makes one wonder if they'd be able to detect a chimpanzee.

https://www.thedodo.com/animals-you-had-no-idea-were-so-clos...

The real test should be sending in your own genes twice. They might not detect exactly the same because of minor mutagenic differentiation that has taken place (or because you're a chimera!), but they should easily place you into the same family tree as yourself.