Yes, it is possible for a baby to have two biological fathers through the phenomenon known as “bipaternalism” or “heteropaternal superfecundation”. This occurs when a woman ovulates twice within the same menstrual cycle and has sexual intercourse with two different men during that time.
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Superfecundation is the fertilization of two or more ova from the same cycle by sperm from separate acts of sexual intercourse, which can lead to twin babies from two separate biological fathers. The term superfecundation is derived from fecund, meaning the ability to produce offspring.
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The answer is yes, but only in cases in which they’re fraternal, as identical twins form from a single egg/sperm combination and thus cannot have different fathers.
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Investing in research that aims to help children who suffer from genetic disorders might be better, benefiting families regardless of their income. Although we now know that a baby can inherit the DNA of 2 moms, the procedure is unlikely to gain widespread appeal.
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A DNA paternity test is nearly 100% accurate at determining whether a man is another person’s biological father. DNA tests can use cheek swabs or blood tests. You must have the test done in a medical setting if you need results for legal reasons. Prenatal paternity tests can determine fatherhood during pregnancy.
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When do babies recognize their father or mother? Babies can recognize their parents pretty early actually – as young as 4 days old. By making eye contact with your baby during feeding times, cuddle sessions and throughout the day, you’re helping your child memorize your face and learn to trust you.
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Heteropaternal superfecundation
Genetically, the twins come from different eggs and sperm, but they have the same parents. If the woman has released multiple eggs and has sex with different men, heteropaternal superfecundation can occur.
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Male fetal progenitor cells persist in maternal blood for as long as 27 years postpartum. Division of Genetics, Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
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This means the baby has three genetic parents: the father who supplied the sperm, the mother who supplied both womb and the egg nucleus, and an anonymous donor who supplied healthy mitochondria. Of these, the mitochondrial DNA is by far the smallest contribution.
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Occasionally, two sperm are known to fertilize a single egg; this ‘double fertilization’ is thought to happen in about 1% of human conceptions. An embryo created this way doesn’t usually survive, but a few cases are known to have made it — these children are chimaeras of cells with X and Y chromosomes.
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At the time, the Louisiana case was the exception. For years, family courts throughout the United States and around the world have recognized the “Rule of Two,” which allows children to have just two biological parents: the woman who gave birth to them and her husband at the time of the child’s birth.
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A 2005 scientific review of international published studies of paternal discrepancy found a range in incidence, around the world, from 0.8% to 30% (median 3.7%).
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They may share the same mother but different fathers (in which case they are known as uterine siblings or maternal half-siblings), or they may have the same father but different mothers (in which case, they are known as agnate siblings or paternal half-siblings.
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In this case of semi-identical, or sesquizygotic, twins, the egg is thought to have been fertilised simultaneously by two sperm before it divided. If one egg is fertilised by two sperm, it results in three sets of chromosomes, rather than the standard two – one from the mother and two from the father.
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Chimerism occurs when a woman is pregnant with twins and one embryo dies, and the other embryo absorbs the twin’s cells. (Scientifically speaking, this type of chimerism is called tetragametic because the baby was derived from four gametes – one egg and one sperm for each embryo.)
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Some kids live with two moms or two dads. Why? Because some people have romantic feelings for someone who is the same sex or gender. (Your sex or gender means whether you are a boy or a girl.)
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To form a fetus, an egg from the mother and sperm from the father come together. The egg and sperm each have one half of a set of chromosomes. The egg and sperm together give the baby the full set of chromosomes. So, half the baby’s DNA comes from the mother and half comes from the father.
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Alana was conceived with genetic material from three parents: Sharon and Paul Saarinen, who provided the egg and sperm, and a second woman who contributed genes to Alana’s mitochondria, the tiny power plants that fuel every cell.
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Identical (i.e., monozygotic, or MZ) twins share 100 percent of their genes, whereas fraternal (i.e., dizygotic, or DZ) twins generally share only 50 percent of their genes.
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Specifically, the research shows that although we inherit equal amounts of genetic materials from our parents – i.e., the mutations that make us who we are instead of some other person – we actually “use” more of the DNA that we inherit from our fathers.
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Blood-Type Test
The IDENTI GENE blood-type paternity test shows how ABO blood-typing and inherited-trait theory can be used to assist with answering paternity questions. With this test you enter blood types of the mother, child, and alleged father to determine if paternity is possible.
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As we’ve learned, fathers contribute one Y or one X chromosome to their offspring. Girls get two X chromosomes, one from Mom and one from Dad. This means that your daughter will inherit X-linked genes from her father as well as her mother.
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How rare is getting pregnant while you’re pregnant? It’s extremely rare to get pregnant when you’re already pregnant. There have been fewer than ten recorded cases of superfetation in humans.
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Although two fetuses develop simultaneously in superfetation, they differ in maturity, having been conceived days or even weeks apart. Superfetation is observed in animal reproduction, but it is exceedingly rare in humans. Only a few cases are documented in medical literature.
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There have been cases where a child has not been born with the father’s features, but this is usually due to a genetic mutation. There are many stories of children who look nothing like their parents, and some who even resemble other people.
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