is it possible to have identicle male twins and identicle female twins, and if one male mates with one girl, and the other male mates with the other girl...will the two couples children have identicle genotypes? i know it has to do something along the lines of the laws of heredity and the pricipals of genetic variation.
2007-03-09 12:58:43 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
While the children from each couple will have enough genes in common to be siblings instead of cousins, they will still be cousins. Any two parents, given the huge number of genetic variations that are possible both during meiosis and fertilization, can produce a staggering 64 trillion different offspring! With this said, it is not possible for the children from each couple to have the same genotypes.
2007-03-09 13:26:43 · answer #1 · answered by Lisa R 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I would have to say NO...while theoretically it could possible...because of recombination and such not the odds are very slim for this to happen. How many families do you know that have two children at different times that have the exact genetic make-up. None that I have read about...this would be no different.
2007-03-09 21:14:19 · answer #2 · answered by starsun moon 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes, BUT it will never happen in teh average human lifetime becasue....
DNA is soo long that even today, no one in the world has the same genetic code, its just that the number of possiblities of not having the twin is like 6000000000 to 1
2007-03-09 21:42:50 · answer #3 · answered by -Eugenious- 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes, but it's a 50 50 chance. It depends on each parent's genotype.
2007-03-09 21:04:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
identicle genotypes?
no, they will not have the same genotypes
2007-03-09 22:33:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋