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There is no precise percentage of fraternal or identical twins but it is estimated that 2/3 of all twins are fraternal where as 1/3 of twins are identical.

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What are the odds of having twins twice?

From what i know, if your twins are identical then you have no increased chance of having twins a second time. If your twins are fraternal, you are twice as likely to have twins again because fraternal twins are the result of more than egg being released and that is a genetic trate.


What is the probability of having twins if your dad is a fraternal twin and you are a identical twin and your moms dad is a fraternal twin?

The probability is the same as if you had no history of twins in your family. There is no genetic component with identical twins, it is just something that happens. Fraternal twins occur if a mother "drops" two eggs in one month. Your father being a fraternal twin does not make you "drop" more than one egg in a month and so does not increase your chances of having twins. Your maternal grandfather being a fraternal twin did not effect your mother's ability to drop more than one egg and so did not effect your ability to "drop" more than one egg and so does not increase your ability to have twins.


If the probability of getting identical is 0.004 while the probability of fraternal twins is 0.023 then what is the probability that a person chosen at random will not be a twin?

1- P(identical) - P(fraternal) =1-0.004-0.023 =0.973 The probability of being a identical or fraternal twin plus the probability of not being a twin has to add to 1. so 1- probability of being twins=probability of not being a twin ;-)


If the probability of getting identical twins is 0.004 while the probability of fraternal twins is 0.023 then what is the probability that a person chosen will be a twin?

P(twin)=P(identical)+P(fraternal) P(twin)=0.004 +0.023 P(twin)=0.027 [That's 27 out of 1,000 cases, or 54 persons out of 1027.]


What is the probability of having twins if your dad is a twin?

I'm not sure on the actual percentages. It firstly depends on if your father is an identical or non-identical twin. (Maternal or fraternal) Non-identical (fraternal) twins are the hereditary type, not the identical ones. Identical twins are simply a hiccup with the cell division during fetal growth, whereas non-identical twins are due to the hereditary tendency of the woman releasing more than one egg at a time. The gene for non-identical twins is directly passed from fathers to daughters, and the chance of having twins usually skips a generation too (like baldness in men!). So, if your father is a twin (a non-identical twin) and you are his daughter, it's possible that you may also have twins, but it's far more likely that your daughter will. My father is a twin (his brother died at birth and it's not known if he was maternal or fraternal unfortunately) and I only have 1 child (a daughter). She has a very high chance of having twins if dad was fraternal.

Related Questions

What are unidentical twins called?

How do fraternal twins form? Answer one egg from each ovary is fertilized.


Which is more common fraternal twins or identical twins?

Fraternal twins are more popular.


What is another name for fraternal twins?

Another name for fraternal twins is dizygotic twins.


What is the name for twins that aren't actually twins?

identical twins are single egg twins. fraternal twins a two egg twins. fraternal


Are fraternal twins never the same sex?

Fraternal twins can be the same sex or opposite sexes. It doesn't matter.


Are female twins that are not identical called Fraternal or Maternal?

Female twins that are not identical are called fraternal twins. Fraternal twins occur when two separate eggs are fertilized by two separate sperm. Maternal twins refer to twins that share the same mother but can include both identical and fraternal twins.


Are fraternal twins each able to have children?

Yes, fraternal twins are perfectly normal.


Why Can fraternal twins be different gender but identical twins are always the same gender?

fraternal twins have two different chromosomes


What are fraternal twins?

Fraternal twins are two siblings that have the same birth day, but do not look identical.


Are the girl and boy twins identical or fraternal"?

The girl and boy twins are fraternal, meaning they are not identical.


Why are identical twins and fraternal twins not the exact same?

Identical twins are formed from a single egg that splits into two. Fraternal twins are formed from two separate eggs that are both separately fertilized. So identical twins have identical DNA, and fraternal twins do not.


Why are Identical and fraternal twins similar?

They are twins!

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