my cousin had a pair of identical twins 20 years ago 3 years ago she had another pair of identical twins, by a different father how common is this ?
2007-02-15 08:35:10 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
The father isn't the one who determines twins, so it's not that unusual that she would have 2 sets. If they are fraternal, she must release 2 eggs when she ovulates. If they are identical, then she is genetically predisposed to having the egg seperate after fertilization.
2007-02-15 08:54:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not sure how common that is. The previous pastor at my church had two sets of identical twins a few years apart. That was the first time I'd ever seen that happen, too.
2007-02-15 09:11:14 · answer #2 · answered by Amy Lynn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My Aunt had two sets of indentical twin boys within 5 years of each other. No-one else in the family has ever had twins before that!
2007-02-15 08:47:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow... sounds unusual but I just had twins 15 months ago one boy and one girl and we are thinking about having one more and the doctor told us that we are in a 97% to have another set... He has done lab work and everything on us to confirm this... weird how things work..
2007-02-15 13:40:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it's very common apart from in women who have IVF treatment. But saying that my granddad had two sets of twins as siblings but this pattern hasn't continued down the genetic line..... YET!
2007-02-15 08:44:23 · answer #5 · answered by Nikki 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the twin gene must run in her side of the family if she has 2 different fathers
2007-02-15 09:36:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
probalby not as weird as my Uncle's girls..
He's got two sets of identical twin daughters by two different wives..
She could have some gene in her family in her that produces her eggs to want to split..
but my uncle finding two different women with that seems like it'd be less probable?
2007-02-15 08:45:54 · answer #7 · answered by michele 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Technically they are cousins, yet they might have DNA as though they have been brother and sister and could seem lots alike. i individually observed a television tutor as quickly as with a family contributors like that. It become weird and wonderful by using fact the youngsters appeared alike and you're able to no longer tell who belonged to what make certain!
2016-09-29 04:05:03 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its more common than people think, if the twin gene is on her side then she is carrying it and it is more than likely gonna happen at some point.
A friend of mine has 7 kids, all boys....!
2007-02-15 14:11:35 · answer #9 · answered by cheddar 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not very common..but i have identical twin.....and after we were born 11 years later my mom gave birth another identical twin girls ..11 YEARS LATER!!!..so 4 girls identical..they look like us too..we r 24 they are 13 we all look same! :-))...my mom thinks its coming from her family coz her aunts were triplets
2007-02-15 23:03:09 · answer #10 · answered by \ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋