What happens if twins have a baby with other twins

Subscribe to our daily newsletter to keep in touch with the subjects shaping our future. Topics About Us Contact Us. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with prior written permission of Futurism. Interestingly, the occurrence of identical twins marrying identical twins may not be so uncommon. Just recently, another set of identical twins, Krissie and Kassie Bevier, tied the knot in Michigan with two identical twin brothers, Zack and Nick Lewan, according to People magazine.

Yasemin is a staff writer at Live Science, covering health, neuroscience and biology. By reassembling or recombining genes, it ensures that harmful genes are not automatically passed down to future generations. So Tom and Jen's, and Tim and Jan's children wouldn't look the same, but their situation would still be a little strange: even though Tom and Jen's children would be cousins to Tim and Jan's children, all the children would be as closely related — or have the same genetic relationship — as brothers and sisters.

What's more, some of the children might also be identical twins: this is because identical twin pairs like Tom and Jen, and Tim and Jan carry genes that mean they have a higher likelihood than non-twin couples of having children that are identical twins.

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Skip to navigation Skip to content. This site is being redeveloped. For all the latest ABC Science content click here. Site Navigation Video Audio Photos. 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.

While the show focused on their wedding helped them gain popularity, both couples have long embraced their twin identities. The couples live under the same roof and are often spotted wearing matching outfits. The joint wedding featured identical twin ministers and was held at the festival where the couples initially met.