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Whats the possibility of me having twins if my niece(sisters kid) & cousin(moms sister daughter) all on mymoms side of fam both have twins?
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Likely about 1%: General rate of twins is 1%. Your family history is not very strong, and at most would only go up to 2% or so.
Answered 2/21/2014
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