just out of curiouisty.
If a man impregnates two identical tiwns at the same time. who have never had sex or have never had a baby before. will the babys come out identical as well? or will they be differnt?
2006-09-05 13:10:50 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
That's a good question! Except they would be identical cousins because they didn't come from the same womb, and if one is a boy and one is a girl they would be faternal-identical-cousins (does that make any sense?) lol... I like this question! I'm not sure but I think that they would look alot alike.
2006-09-05 13:14:13 · answer #1 · answered by Toyre_826 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anything is possible. I'm a twin and when my sister and myself had our first children 3 weeks apart. They looked identical for about the first year.
But our babies had two different fathers. I would say that it depends on the mothers' s genes are dominate or recessive. If they are dominate then the children will definitely look alike. But if they are recessive then the children could end up looking totally opposite. On;y time will tell. Although my suggestion to you is not to do it cause that will open up more trouble for you than you could possibly want.
2006-09-05 20:21:50 · answer #2 · answered by trisha 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They'll definitely be different, unless they're identical quadruplets.
An identical twin is created when the fertilized (note, the man's job is already done) egg splits into two. It is virtually impossible for this to happen to both of the already split eggs.
If two separate sperm cells fertilize eggs, the DNA from within the two sperm cells will be different, therefore, not identical (same with the multiple eggs, btw).
2006-09-05 20:18:44 · answer #3 · answered by abfabmom1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Identical twins would have the same DNA on 46-chromosomes.
They only give 23 chromosomes to the baby...not guaranteed they'd both give the same 23.
And you only give 23 of your 46 - and its not guaranteed you'd give the same 23 of yours...
So, NO not guaranteed the babies would be identical.
2006-09-05 20:18:56 · answer #4 · answered by Melis__A 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They shouldn't because identical twins also have identical strains of DNA. The thing about DNA is it tends to be a bit different from egg to egg and likewise from sperm to sperm. As far as I know though, they shouldn't be the same.
2006-09-06 13:00:04 · answer #5 · answered by Crossroads Keeper 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Different. Never having had sex or a baby before doesn't matter.
2006-09-05 20:18:06 · answer #6 · answered by Mrs. Strain 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They will look similar, but not identical. Like siblings.
2006-09-05 20:17:36 · answer #7 · answered by Bad-Bird 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They could be identical or faternal but only if they are both girls, or boys. But twins that are different((one boy one girl)) can NEVER be idenical!
2006-09-05 20:18:02 · answer #8 · answered by laxplaya1357 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋