The Curious Case of The Man With Two Sets of DNA

Problem Solved, Sort of...

According to all of the collected DNA sources, the actual human information found within the organs and tissue discovered on the scene belonged to a female source. However, it was discovered that the physical body that was found on the scene was from a male source. Using that information, authorities were able to identify the victim as a 26-year-old male bone marrow recipient who, almost entirely, took on his donor’s female DNA. 

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