First off, multiples run in my family. My grandmother was a twin, and my aunts are twins, and my sisters and I are triplets. I have two sets of twins. My other sister has triplets, but my final sister has two children, but no multiples. Shouldn't she have had twins or triplets also? If she were to have another child would she most likely have multiples?
2006-08-29 14:25:35 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Other - Pregnancy & Parenting
Does it make a difference that me and my sister who also had multiples are identical, but our third sister isn't identical?
2006-08-29 14:28:30 · update #1
Does this make it less complicated? We are triplets, and these are our children.
Deanna (identical w. Daniella)
8-Amy
8-Ally
3-Cody
3-Chelsey
Daniella (identical w. Deanna)
7-Samantha
7-Sarah
7-Connor
Denise
9-Amanda
6-Kerry
2006-08-29 14:36:44 · update #2
first of all identical twins are not a passed on trait only fraternal twins are passed on the mothers side of the family
second it is highly unusual that any family would have that many multiples when your chances of having twins if you are a twin is only 2.5 times more likely then everyone else
so unless everyone in your family is having in-vetro or using fertility drugs you are lying
2006-08-29 14:35:58 · answer #1 · answered by tpuahlekcip 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Depends on your genes, are your aunts that are twins the daughters of your twin grandmother? Are they the sisters of your mother or father? Your non-multiple bearing sister could have gotten her genes from the other side (your other grandmother). She is most likely a fraternal triplet, therefore she may not have the gene.
It all depends on how the multiples in your family are linked and if she has the gene, as to whether she would have multiples.
2006-08-29 21:36:57 · answer #2 · answered by DeAnna 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no not really because my sister has twin boys, and my mother lost her twins in 1971, as for me i've never had twins just had singles. so basically what i am saying is that in certain generations of children it will skip over one child and will not skip over the other child/children, so if she was to have another child she would have a single child instead of twins/triplets.
2006-08-29 21:41:39 · answer #3 · answered by kintrell_olia_wright 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
From my understanding....
identical twins are split eggs...monozygotic.
paternal twins (not identical) are 2 separate sperm...dizygotic.
In monozygotic twins it is usually passed down maternally and hereditary....in dizygotic it isnt passed down.
So in your case it sounds like you and your identical sister are monozygotic twins and your sister is dyzigotic to the two of you. I really hope that makes sense.
2006-08-29 21:32:52 · answer #4 · answered by ***Miss Ria*** 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's probably a recessive trait and although your mother had multiples, it doesn't mean that they in themselves carry that trait.
2006-08-29 21:33:46 · answer #5 · answered by Penelope's Mom 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Big family. Very complicated.
2006-08-29 21:27:58 · answer #6 · answered by Kylie B 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Miss Ria is right. she probably wont have multiples because its not hereditary in her case.
2006-08-29 21:37:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, multiples skip generations and not everyone has them
2006-08-29 21:30:46 · answer #8 · answered by GD-Fan 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
well not everybody is the same but i see what your saying and yes it is likely for her to have multiples.
2006-08-29 21:30:22 · answer #9 · answered by brownsuga16 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
its all a matter of chance, dont fret over it.
2006-08-29 21:32:39 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋