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How can a mutation cause identical twins to look different?
Yes, in both cases.The mutation causes both of the identical twins to look different from the rest of the family.The mutation causes one of the identical twins to look different from the other twin. That is, the mutation happened shortly after the cells that gave rise to both twins divided.
What are twins that dont look alike caled?
Fraternal. They develop from separate ova and are not genetically identical, so look different, can have different sex etc. Unlike "identical twins."
Can full sisters look very different?
Yes. Only identical twins look alike; full sisters (and fraternal twins) can look completely different since they take their inherited charachteristics from both parents, who can be of totally different appearances.
Why twins look different?
Fraternal twins are different eggs and sperm so they are like regular brother and sister except they are born together
Are paternal twins identical?
I dont think there is such a thing as paternal twins...perhaps you are thinking of fraternal twins. In that case, they are not identical twins, they do not look the same and they can be different sexes.
Are Brittany and Cynthia Daniel identical twins or fraternal twins because they look a bit different from one another?
FRATERNAL
Is brisco and flocrida twins?
You mean Flo-Rida? No, They look totally different.
Differences between identical and fraternal?
identical twins are from the same egg cell that split, but ferternal twins are from 2 entirely different fertilized egg cells. Thus identical look the same and ferternal can look entirely different.
Is The Prince and The Pauper twins?
They are not twins, however, they were born on the same day, but to different sets of parents. They also very much look alike.
Why wont the babies look the same if identical twins have babies with identical twins?
Because the mother identical twins each have a different husband . . . half of his characteristics show up in their babies.
How are the Veronica's twins if they have different last names?
They don't their last name is Origliasso
How do twins look exactly alike?
They do look different! Even identical twins, with identical DNA, are different. Most have a slight difference in height and weight. Many people have a difficult time telling them apart because they are focusing on the wrong things. If someone looks only at the hair, they may not see that their faces are slightly different.
