2006-10-22 17:17:05 · 4 answers · asked by dcigary 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
animals are not considered twins, triplets. etc. They are called litter mates.
2006-10-22 17:25:23 · answer #1 · answered by Proud to be an American 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. The term twin is typically used only when referring to animals who are mammalian and produce one offspring per cycle of gestation. With regard to the first person to answer the question, if the twins come from the same ovum (monozygotic) they are identical, not fraternal. When two ova (dizygotic) are fertilized and carried to term simultaneously, then they are considered fraternal. Note that for some animals that produce litters, monozygotic litter-mates would be considered identical twins.
2006-10-23 00:53:15 · answer #2 · answered by conundrum193 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fraternal twins are from two seprate eggs. All dogs are faternal twins.
Yes, dogs and cats can have multiple sires. Technicaly they can have one sire for each egg fertilized. It is becoming a more common practice with the age of DNA
2006-10-23 00:56:18 · answer #3 · answered by blaquesazzy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes if they are from the same ova and not identical
2006-10-23 00:23:37 · answer #4 · answered by ruth4526 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋