I have been told all my life that twins cannot have twins - it skips a gneration. so if someone is a twin they cannot give birth to twins themseves, but theres a chance ther echildren will have twins. My friend says her mum is a twin and it goes up 7 generations. how can this be if what i've been told is correct
2006-10-30 00:29:45 · 13 answers · asked by ? 6 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Other - Pregnancy & Parenting
They don't always skip a generation. The fact is that if you are a twin, it increases the chance of you having twins. It is a genetic thing. The female is the one that determines if she will have twins (genetically speaking). It is her that either releases 2 eggs or has one egg that splits into 2 zygotes.
2006-10-30 01:27:04 · answer #1 · answered by Crystal 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Twins can have twins. I have seen several of my friends (male twins and female twins) have twins. It is not uncommon.
Over 80% of all pregnancies start out as a twin pregnancy. But only about 15% will actually see a twin birth.
2006-10-30 09:23:59 · answer #2 · answered by Mum to 3 cute kids 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure about skipping a generation, but I think Twins can have twins
2006-10-30 08:31:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Of course they can they say twins skip a generation but that is not always the case.
2006-10-30 09:15:25 · answer #4 · answered by DMY 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Twins can have twins. In fact, they are more likely to have twins since they have a "family history". The "skip a generation" mentality is inaccurate.
2006-10-30 09:26:40 · answer #5 · answered by Milana P 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Have you been told all your life that twins cannot have twins without ever being told why not? An assertion that it skips a generation is not an answer to the question, "why not?" It is merely another assertion. What your friend says about her mother is at least verifiable as fact if it's true.
2006-10-30 08:35:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
yes; my grandmother was a twin; her twin sister had twins; on my grandmother's side 2 generations were skipped and I had twins; by the way, my other grandmother was a twin also, but there are no other twins on that side of my family;
2006-10-30 08:40:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think twins are more likely to have twins!
2006-10-30 12:11:20 · answer #8 · answered by zoe and skylar's mommy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, twins can have twins! I know lots of twins who've had twins.
2006-10-30 08:39:16 · answer #9 · answered by acd_uh 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Twins USUALLY skip a generation, but that is not to say that it ALWAYS happens.
2006-10-30 08:31:14 · answer #10 · answered by MALicious 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋