25 Jaw-Dropping Examples of Genetics Hitting Copy-Paste in Families Because Why Mess With a Prototype That's Perfect

25 Jaw-Dropping Examples of Genetics Hitting Copy-Paste in Families Because Why Mess With a Prototype That's Perfect
Cover Image Source: Twitter | @contrashelby

We have all heard that history likes to repeat itself. However, history isn't the only one favoring a recurring pattern. As these people who shared their images alongside that of their family members prove, genetics is a particularly big fan of the proverb, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."

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Genes work in miraculous ways. Although there's still much we need to learn about genetics, it is undeniable that a person's genes play a significant role in what they look like. For some, the apple really doesn't fall far from the tree and they end up looking exactly like their parents or grandparents or another ancestor further up the line.

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Have you ever come across an old photo album and noticed an uncanny resemblance to your uncle's cousin or grandmother? Or some long-lost aunt? While experts probably have a reasonable explanation for this, we are constantly left speechless by such occurrences. A Twitter user named Shelby Contra got other netizens to share their genetic copy-paste stories by sharing her grandmother's image alongside that of hers at around the same age. The likeness was spellbinding.

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Here are the 25 best instances of genetics creating carbon copies of people in their lineage:

1. Real beauties



 

2. You can't tell me these aren't photos of the same person



 

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3. Aww!! How sweet

Image Source: Reddit | u/Bell_Ashley666
Image Source: Reddit | u/Bell_Ashley666

4. Same girl, same



 

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5. Eyebrows on point

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Image Source: Reddit | u/[deleted]

 

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6. Wow, so similar



 

7. Literal twin



 

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8. Like mother, like daughter



 

9. WOW! 



 

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10. If it ain't broke, don't fix it



 

11. Handsome runs in the family



 

 

12. Scary genes



 

13. Mind blown



 

14. She left a part of herself behind



 

15. OMG!



 

16. Practically the same person



 

17. Tthe apple does not fall far from the tree



 

 

18. Reincarnation



 

19. Wild resemblance



 

20. What?!!



 

 

21. Ctrl+C



 

22. The exact same smile



 

23. Precious



 

24. All powerful women in the family



 

25. One of each

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Image Source: Reddit | u/[deleted]

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