Do fraternal twins have the same fingerprints?

Today I found out that no two people in this world have identical fingerprints, not even identical twins. You would expect identical twins to have the same fingerprints as they are monozygotic, which means that they develop when a single fertilized egg splits in two, leading to two embryos. read more

THE CLAIM: Identical twins have identical fingerprints. THE FACTS: Identical twins often share personality traits, interests and habits. They come from the same fertilized egg and share the same genetic blueprint. read more

Identical twins do not have identical fingerprints, even though their identical genes give them very similar patterns. The fetus begins developing fingerprint patterns in the early weeks of pregnancy. Small differences in the womb environment conspire to give each twin different, but similar, fingerprints. read more