Do Twins Skip a Generation? The Genetics Explained
While there is a common misconception that twins skip a generation, this phenomenon does not actually occur; twins simply do not occur in every generation in every family. The notion of skipping a generation applies more to folklore than it does to genetics, which operates more like a skip-a-jump pattern. This blog details what this myth is and discusses how the chance of twins is actually influenced by genetics, and whether it is possible to inherit a twinning risk from a parent or pass it on through a family line. Do twins skip one generation and appear in the second […]
