tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318432618768960668.post2027497507769707513..comments2023-10-15T05:55:18.404-04:00Comments on Heather Drive: More Family, More FoodHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04838246429529148138noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318432618768960668.post-43992467788203613162009-12-02T10:24:38.003-05:002009-12-02T10:24:38.003-05:00Mands--Oh, believe me. I know allll about twins. W...Mands--Oh, believe me. I know allll about twins. Way more than any one person should know. :) The problem here is that you are assuming my brothers are identical!<br /><br />But we don't actually know whether my twin brothers are identical or fraternal. Many would certainly say that they <i>look</i> identical, but as it turns out, they had separate amniotic sacs and placentas. Some would say that alone makes them undoubtedly fraternal. However, come to find out, it is much more complicated than that! <br /><br />It is actually possible for identical twins to have separate sacs and placentas, depending on the stage at which the egg decides to split. But it is <i>also</i> possible for fraternal twins to look strikingly similar and be mistaken as identical.<br /><br />Sooo... barring a DNA test (which they have never had done), we will never know whether my brothers are identical or fraternal. Obviously, if they are identical, I have nothing to worry about in the way of the "twin gene." But if they are fraternal... :)Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04838246429529148138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318432618768960668.post-48081714238700280292009-12-02T04:33:32.058-05:002009-12-02T04:33:32.058-05:00Wow, Logan has got so big! He looks like a real li...Wow, Logan has got so big! He looks like a real little boy now rather than a baby. They grow up so fast!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00214878060214236740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318432618768960668.post-65668609826795352042009-12-01T23:05:09.707-05:002009-12-01T23:05:09.707-05:00Great pictures! I'm jealous of how good they ...Great pictures! I'm jealous of how good they come out. You're camera must be awesome.<br /><br />Just to let you know, idnetical twins are not genetic, they are spontaneous. Because identicals are when the single egg splits into two, there is no way that genetics can cause this. It's fraternal twins that are genetic, because that is when two eggs are released. Oh, and twins can only be passed down on the mother's side of the family since it is egg related. <br /><br />So, in other words, I think you're safe!Mands @ Rhody Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02677694251693217076noreply@blogger.com