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Can you inherit fraternal twins on your dad side?
twins skip a generation, but according to statistics, either female or male may produce them
What are your chances of conceiving twins after you miscarried twins?
I was told by my doctor, that the chances of having multiples is very likely once you've conceived multiples in the past. And if you have multiples, they will skip a generation and then their kids will likely have multiples. Pretty cool.
Will you have twins since your grandmother was a twin?
It is possible but it is almost impossible to tell. However, the chances of having twins, if your parents had twins without the use of fertility drugs, is greater than if they only had single births. There are old "wives tales" or "myths" about twins, such as that they usually skip a generation. For instance, your mother had twins, so your children (or another one of your mothers daughters, children) will have twins. There is no scientific basis for this.
Can hole in the heart skip a generation and be the cause of down syndrome in a grandchild?
can not be passed from generation to generation
Do heart attacks skip a generation?
While gallbladder disease may have genetic components, it does not keep track of the last generation affected. It can "skip" a generation or affect the children of affected patients.
Can height skip a generation?
Yes it can vcaus
What if your great grandma had twins and your dad is a twin will you have twins?
Most likely not, as it shows to skip a generation. It skipped your grandma, so by logic, the pattern is yes-no-yes-no. You would the the fourth no. It will also depend on which side of the family the twins were on. The propensity to have fraternal twins can be inherited as a female trait that causes more than one egg to be dropped at a time. Identical twins have no genetic relationship that has been found to date.
Are all birth defects unavoidable?
No, most birth defects aren't avoidable. They are genetic abnormalities that are normally passed down to younger generations. Some passed down genetic attributes skip a generation or two.
If your boyfriend is a twin what are your chances of you having twins?
Of course, anything is possible. But, most usually, twins skip generations. So, a twin may be the grandparent of twins, rather than the parent.
How is diabetes passed on?
diabetes is not passed on
Does hemophilia skip a generation?
Haemophilia is a sex-linked recessive disorder - which means it can skip a generation, but only if it is carried in the female line.A female can be a carrier of haemophilia, but a male cannot. This is because males only have one X chromosome, so if they have a defective X they will have the disorder. If a father has haemophilia, all of his daughters will also have haemophilia.
Can sickle cell trait skip a generation?
yes it can skip a generation, since it is a Mendel inheritance. and it is a reccesive trait. therefore offspring's can have two unaffected parents but chances are both parents might be carriers
