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05/24/09

News Report Confirms Vet Blog Answer
Dr. Eric Barchas, DVM

829202_1218104377A while back I answered a question from a reader who wondered whether kittens from the same litter could have different fathers. The answer was yes. I also stated that human twins could, in the proper circumstances, be half-siblings.

From the May 29, 2009 issue of The Week:

[It was a good week for] ‘Heteropaternal superfecundation,’ after Mia Washington of Texas entered the biology textbooks because a DNA test revealed that her 11-month-old twins have different fathers. She admitted to have been sleeping with two men when they were conceived.

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  1. Linus posted a comment on May 24th, 2009 at 9:53 pm

    Hmm… good luck explaining that to the children when they get older!

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