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Q: Possibility of twins ?

asked by: DinEdmonton on February 14th, 2009

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My Aunt was a twin but her twin died in childbirth (identical). She said I hold an equally high chance of carrying twins as her daughter, is this true? All my life I have wanted identical twins so the thought of this being a possibility is making me pretty excited!

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pbb

replied on August 7th, 2009

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No having identical twins is not a gene that can be inherited since identical twins are spontaneous...

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