Black & White Twins Born.....

[Mink]

The odds of this happening couldn't be found, says bookie, William Hill, however if they pursue three times a charm, it will give them 10,000-1 odds.

news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/Black-And-White-Twins-Born-Dean-Durrant-And-Alison-Spooners-Second-Set-Of-Different-Coloured-Twins/Article/200812415195720?lpos=UK_News_First_Home_Article_Teaser_Region_4&lid=ARTICLE_15195720_Black_And_White_Twins_Born%3A_Dean_Durrant_And_Alison_Spooners_Second_Set_Of_Different_Coloured_Twins

A mixed-race couple who had one black and one white twin daughter seven years ago have described how they defied the odds and did it again.

Cute kids!!

[subdjoe]

Somehow I don't think genetics work that way. I would suspect that she is having two ova fertilized by two different men.

[Mink]

Indeed, this is strange, but even if you are correct, and she is engaging with two men, once the egg is fertilized, it isn't possible to have the same egg re-impregnated.....or is it?

Maybe she is being implanted as a result of an experiment??

[subdjoe]

Mink, I said TWO OVA, not one fertilized by two men. Not unheard of. Commonly called 'fraternal twins." Usually they have the same father, but if a woman has released two eggs and has sex with two men at or near the same time, each mans sperm has a chance of fertilizing an egg. See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twin

[Mink]

Oops, my bad.....didn't catch that. but twice??

If you watch the video of the family, it appears the father, being Black may be of biracial background himself.

[subdjoe]

Jan 5, 2009 1:20:39 GMT -5 Mink said:

Oops, my bad.....didn't catch that. but twice??

If you watch the video of the family, it appears the father, being Black may be of biracial background himself.

Which would still not result in an all white child. Or even one that appears to be white.

[moondog]

Jan 4, 2009 22:33:49 GMT -5 Mink said:

Indeed, this is strange, but even if you are correct, and she is engaging with two men, once the egg is fertilized, it isn't possible to have the same egg re-impregnated.....or is it?

Maybe she is being implanted as a result of an experiment??

Never heard of fraternal twins? That explains a lot to me Mink.

Often, in the case of twins who are not identical, two eggs become impregnated, one from each ova. I know a family who has such twins, yet they beat the odds and look like identical twins, yet are fraternal.