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umbilicord

I would like to know if i donate  my child  umbilicord ,does the recipient of umbilicord could get same DNA as a my child? thanks
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134578 tn?1693250592
Do you mean, will they somehow turn into your child?  No.  Stem cells are like this generic panacea.  They grow into the thing that they are trying to replace, like knee tissue for a damaged knee or eye tissue for a damaged eye.  
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1577200 tn?1331725719
Thank you :)
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