Can identical twins conceive?

Dividing this early in conception means that each baby has exactly the same genetic information as the other. Identical twins can also occur when one a woman has undergone fertility assistance and has had one fertilised egg returned to her uterus. If this egg then splits into two, an identical twin pregnancy can result. read more

Identical twins are either both male or both female so cannot conceive a child together except by some dramatic genetic engineering. Even if two female identical twins had children by the same father their children would not be completely genetically identical. read more

Identical twins do not have identical fingerprints. A photo of actual fingerprints from identical twins in 1952. You might think that because identical twins supposedly share almost the same DNA, they must also have identical fingerprints. read more