An Analysis Of Farrah Abraham's Celebrity Gene

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The “Teen Mom” star Farrah Abraham is back once again and this time she has put her DNA up for sale.
Farrah partnered with a website called CelebrityGene.com for selling her DNA in the form of $99 per bottle and can be worn around the necks, according to a report by TMZ.
That means if you have ever thought of wearing Farrah Abraham’s DNA around your neck like Angelina Jolie or Billy Bob Thronton’s vial of blood, then your wish has finally comes true!
Celebrity Gene is a website that sells celebrity DNA samples and a part of the price goes to charity. Other names featured in the website includes gangster Al Capone, whose mitochondrial DNA is up for sale at $399 while Geronimo, the Native American leader and medicine man, whose DNA is up for

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