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Letter: Letter: Black and white

Published 5 February 1994

From RHODRI POWELL

Philip Stewart (letters, 8 January) may be a chimera, and developed
from two fertilised eggs. His white haired right breast came from one, his
black haired left breast from the other.

This condition is quite common, particularly in the Far East. Complications
can include unjustified accusations of adultery, based on ‘impossible’ eye
and hair colour of children.

Rhodri Powell Guildford, Surrey

Issue no. 1911 published 5 February 1994

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