What if twins had a baby?

"Twins married to twins who both have babies at the same time." Since identical twins share the same DNA, the children of two pairs of identical twins are legally cousins, but genetically more similar to siblings.
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What happens if two twins have a baby?

"[Two sets of] identical twins will not have identical offspring," says Professor Rodney Scott, head of medical genetics at the University of Newcastle. The only way we get identical offspring is when a fertilised egg splits into two cells. "Those identical cells grow into identical twins," says Scott.
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What would happen if identical twins had children?

Our children will not only be cousins, but full genetic siblings and quaternary multiples! Can't wait to meet them and for them to meet each other! Identical twins share very similar DNA. This means that the babies will legally be cousins, but genetically, they'll be closer to siblings.
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Can twins reproduce with each other?

The male halves of each couple don't share DNA with the female halves, so each pair can safely reproduce. And Dr Burt says that there is no reason to believe that there are any genetic health risks to being the child of two identical twins.
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When twins have babies are they half siblings?

Which is why identical twins are also called monozygotic. Since you both have the same DNA, this is almost like the two sets of children have the same moms but different dads. In fact, this is why at the DNA level they are really more like half siblings instead of first cousins.
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Can a twin have a twins?

It was once believed that identical (monozygotic or MZ) twins occured at random. There is now some evidence to suggest that MZ twins may run in families, but this is very rare. In general, it is fraternal (dizygotic or DZ) twins that run in families.
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What happens if twins marry each other?

"Twins married to twins who both have babies at the same time." Since identical twins share the same DNA, the children of two pairs of identical twins are legally cousins, but genetically more similar to siblings.
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What are the 7 types of twins?

Unique identical twins
  • Mirror twins. Mirror twins are exactly what they sound like! ...
  • Conjoined twins. Conjoined twins are a rare twin type in which the two siblings are physically connected. ...
  • Parasitic twins. ...
  • Semi-identical twins. ...
  • Female and male identical twins.
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What are the 3 types of twins?

Types of Twins: Fraternal, Identical, and More
  • Fraternal Twins (Dizygotic)
  • Identical Twins (Monozygotic)
  • Conjoined Twins.
  • Do Twins Share a Placenta and Amniotic Sac?
  • How Common Is Having Twins?
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What gender is most common in twins?

In the US, 105 non-twin males are born for each 100 non-twin females. However, males are slightly more likely than females to die in the womb. And because the death rate in the womb is higher for twins than for singleton births, female twins are more common than male twins.
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Can twins have different fathers?

But you may be left wondering: Can twins have different fathers? The answer is yes, but only in cases in which they're fraternal, as identical twins form from a single egg/sperm combination and thus cannot have different fathers.
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Can twins get away with crimes?

Identical twins can actually get away with crimes by blaming one another. In 2009, a judge in Malaysia couldn't figure out which identical twin owned a stash of narcotics. They were both acquitted. In Arizona last year, either Orlando or Brandon Nembhard murdered someone outside a nightclub.
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Can cousins look like twins?

Yes, you read it right. Cousins that are siblings genetically. Let's take it one step further. If both sets of parents are genetically identical, there is a theoretical chance that both baby cousins could be identical too.
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How much DNA do twins share?

Identical twins have 100% of their DNA the same while fraternal twins share only 50%. But what about semi-identical twins? Well, they have 75% of their DNA the same.
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Can you marry twins?

It might sound crazy to some people (maybe even taboo to others), but a pair of identical twins marrying identical twins is called a 'quaternary marriage. ' Although rare, they do happen.
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Can anyone have twins?

It's estimated that 1 in 250 pregnancies results in twins naturally, and there are two ways to conceive them.
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Who is the prettiest twins in the world?

Ava and Leah Clements have been named the world's most beautiful twins - but behind their young beauty, the girls have been sharing a very important message.
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Who carries a twin gene?

However, since only women ovulate, the connection is only valid on the mother's side of the family. While men can carry the gene and pass it on to their daughters, a family history of twins doesn't make them any more likely to have twins themselves.
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What is a mirror twin?

'Mirror image' is a type of identical twinning. It can happen in any type of identical twins. When the split occurs late - more than a week after conception - the twins can develop reverse asymmetric features. This term is not really a type of twin, just a way to describe their physical features.
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Who was the first twins in the world?

7,700 year old remains have been discovered of a mother who died giving birth to twins.
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What do you call opposite gender twins?

Fraternal twins (also called dizygotic twins) result from the fertilization of two separate eggs with two different sperm during the same pregnancy. Fraternal twins may not have the same sex or appearance. They share half their genomes, just like any other siblings.
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Who has two sets of twins?

Roger Federer and his wife, Mirka Vavrinec, had twin girls, Myla Rose and Charlene Riva in 2009, and their second set of twins, Leo and Lennart ("Lenny") was born in 2014. MLB player-turned-politician Jim Bunning and his wife, Mary Catherine, are also parents to two sets of twins.
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What are Irish twins?

The term “Irish twins” refers to one mother having two children who were born 12 months or less apart. It originated in the 1800s as a way to poke fun at Irish Catholic immigrant families who didn't have access to birth control.
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Do twins share the same DNA?

Even though identical twins do share a significant amount of similar DNA, there are clear genetic mutations between each member, proving that they're not carbon copies of each other.
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