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Monday, March 3, 2008

Food for Thought

For all the twin questions out there!!! The most common question, according to the twins I know is how do you know if they are identical or fraternal. What is the difference....

Fraternal twins are formed when two eggs are released by the mother, and each egg is fertilized by a different sperm. Fraternal twins can be of the same or opposite sex. They share up to 50% of their genes, and are no more alike or different than any two siblings would be. It is also possible for fraternals to be of different races or parentage, or to be conceived at different times, resulting in a large weight difference at birth. Most IVF twins are fraternal.

Grammy Z we are glad you are enjoying the blog. Maybe you should be a guest blogger???!!!

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