sisters A and B marry brothers C and D, will A & C's kid look like B & D's child?
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2006-12-09 06:58:37 · 16 answers · asked by CAROLINA 2 in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science
I'm the mother of identical twins. Here's some thoughts:
1. Identical twins have identical DNA.
2. This means that if a female set of identical twins had children with a male set of identical twins then GENTICALLY the children would be brothers/sisters. (Emotionally, legally, etc they would be first cousins.)
3. As genetic siblings they would look as similiar or dissimiliar as any other sets of siblings out there.
Hope this helps!
2006-12-10 15:50:13 · answer #1 · answered by Ali D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've often pondered this question and I know that there are sets of twins out there who have married twins and had kids real close to each other. I will try to find a web site about twins and get a truthful answer to this.
I think, if they are identical and came from the same egg, then they share the same DNA, so the likelihood of them having identical kids is pretty high, but I could be completely wrong!
2006-12-09 07:08:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes,
Just like if brothers (not identical, but full blood) married sisters (not identical, but full blood)
Brothers tend to look very similar, even when not twin in nature.
Think about it, even people from other countries mostly look alike. Most Swedish women are blonde, blue eyed, fair skinned and tall, with very slight features. Most men from Italy have the sloped forhead, heavy brow, olive skin, and angular face with broad shoulders.
2006-12-09 07:09:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it's possible,years ago on Oprah I saw two pairs of identical twins and their kids looked just alike,the cousins looked like twins
2006-12-09 07:06:30 · answer #4 · answered by BubbyWubby 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok! I learned about this here the other day in psychology and this is what happens 90% of the time! A and C's children if they have more than one will more than likely look the same! The same for B and D's children! There is only a 50% chance that their children will all look the same!
2006-12-09 07:07:25 · answer #5 · answered by brandibabe07 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not necessarily. There could be dominant genes in the twin's parents which would change their looks. Usually darker traits dominate, but not always. Brown eyes over blue, brown hair over blonde, etc. My father had blue eyes & my mother brown, & I have blue, although a different shade of blue.
2006-12-09 08:07:24 · answer #6 · answered by shermynewstart 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not necessarily, genes are picked randomly so one child might get their hair from the parents and the other from their grandparents. One could get their eyes from a grand father and another from a distant relative. Although they don't necessarily look alike chances are they will be very similar.
2006-12-09 07:07:39 · answer #7 · answered by Star Eyed 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They will look related but not identical. Other genetic factors will come into play from the fathers' side of the family.
2006-12-09 12:11:19 · answer #8 · answered by â¤??? ?å???? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not necessarily, your parents can have 5 kids and none of you look alike, whereas they could have 5 kids and you all look alike. You can look like your parents, or your grandparents.
2016-05-22 23:17:19 · answer #9 · answered by Barbara 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wow i have no idea, good question. I don't think they would. when people have a child the kid picks up different traits from either their mom or dad. Def. would be able to tell they are cousins though
2006-12-09 07:03:04 · answer #10 · answered by nathan R 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋