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May 18, 2009

Twin Boys, Different Fathers »

The parents of 11 month old twin boys disclosed this past week an incredible story – that their twins are actually step half brothers. Ms. Mia Washington of Dallas, Texas admitted that an act of indiscretion had resulted in the conception of her boys by two different fathers. This phenomenon, known as heteropaternal superfecundation, is extremely rare that only a few cases have been reported in medical literature. This is mostly because multiple eggs must first be released during one ovulatory period, and then fertilized by different fathers. DNA testing concluded that there was a 99.999% chance that the twins have different fathers. Read more.

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Posted by Steven / May 18, 2009 11:23 pm / Permalink / Comments (11) / Trackbacks (0)