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No. Having an extra chromosome is actually a genetic defect. With twins, let's assume they are identical twins, the mother has one egg cell in the fallopian tube ready to be fertilized by a sperm cell. The sperm cell fertilizes the egg cell, but that egg cell then undergoes mitosis. All of the cell contents are duplicated and the cell divides into two. You now have 2 cells with the exact DNA which are twins. In the case of fraternal twins, the mother had two separate ova in her fallopian tubes and both were fertilized by two different sperm cells.

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Q: Do twins get an extra chromosome from 1 parent?
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