10 Responses to “Is the twin gene carried on the male or female side or both?”

1. admin on September 7th, 2009 12:09 am
   So far I've only seen 3 correct answers-all of which got thumbs down. Just because she mentioned her father having twins doesn't rule out that he pass on the ability to have multiple ovulation onto his daughter which he genetically got from his mother (her grandmother). Yes, faternal twins do get passed on through men to their daughters who they themselves can have twins and who pass the gene down onto their sons and daughters. Only women can cause a direct twin occurance–2 + eggs releasing but men can pass the dna down to there daugthers to have twins. Why do you think twins run in families even through male heirs.

   How about reading up on genetics first before answering or don't answer questions you don't know a thing about. This pisses me off when people spread their ignorance around.

   The ability to ovulate multiple eggs is by the tendancy to produce higher levels of certain hormones like IGF-1 (insulin growth factor 1). It's been proven, women who have twins have higher levels of this.

   You stated your father has twins. Your father has sperm that pass on that same trait to produce higher IGF-1 hormones like your grandmother did. Now your father could not be responsible for having made twins–that was the twins mother or chance if they were identical but you yourself most likely produce high levels of IGF-1.

2. admin on September 7th, 2009 12:09 am
   Both, either! My great-grandma was a twin, and my guy's mom is one!!! We're keeping our fingers crossed!!!!!!

   Good luck!

3. admin on September 7th, 2009 12:09 am
   The mothers
4. admin on September 7th, 2009 12:09 am
   both
5. admin on September 7th, 2009 12:09 am
   Your family history is important. The question is if those twins in your family were (or would have been) fraternal or identical. Identical twins are always just chance occurrences since they are the result of two sperm entering one egg or one fertilized egg splitting and developing into two babies. Fraternal twins run in families through the maternal side, meaning your husband's family history is not going to effect this. It is the result of a woman's propensity to release more than one egg during ovulation, if there are two eggs released she might have twins, if having twins runs in your family it is highly possible. If you want to cement it try a small dose of a fertility drug like Clomid (prescription, clomiphene).
6. admin on September 7th, 2009 12:09 am
   Paternal Twins are carried on the maternal side only. My husband has a bunch of twins on his side, and we are ttc so i was doing all kinds of research on this and asked my dr when i got my mirena removed on 1/20. Identical twins can happen to anyone. they are not carried in the genes and identical twins are spontanous.
7. admin on September 7th, 2009 12:09 am
   Mother's side only… the woman decides how many eggs are released- 2 at once make fraternal twins. And identical twins happen when the egg splits in half- which is not genetically linked at all. The man's sperm cannot increase chances of egg splitting into twins, so the man has nothing to do with it.
8. admin on September 7th, 2009 12:09 am
   only women ovulate, So the connection is only valid on the mother's side of the family. While men can carry the gene and pass it on to their daughters, a family history of twins doesn't make them any more likely to have twins themselves
9. admin on September 7th, 2009 12:09 am
   It has to be present on both sides for you to have them, so you have a chance if your husband has them in his family. But they almost always skip a generation, so you would be more likely to have twin grandchildren than twins yourself.
10. admin on September 7th, 2009 12:09 am
    i've always been told it's carried through the father's genes not the mothers. i'm not 100% sure on that though. It's possible that it can happen to anyone it's just more likely with some.

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