Mixing iMac/MacBook Pro RAM

Is it possible to take 1 GB of my iMac Core Duo RAM and add it to the existing 1 GB in a MacBook Pro? Basically, are the RAM modules identical? Thank you for your help.
iMac (Intel) 2.0 2GB 256MB   Mac OS X (10.4.5)  

No, they're different sizes.
I don't believe that is correct. It was true that earlier PPC-based iMac models used different RAM than their laptop counterparts, but it appears that the MBP and Intel iMac share the same motherboard design right down to the RAM slots.
It is possible that there's physically less space in the MBP and that it mandates a smaller profile, but I don't believe that's the case. Certainly the price and specifications from the online vendors I've checked are identical for the two systems.

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