# Twins & children **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [May 6, 2002, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twins-children/107596 "2002-05-06T19:01:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lady\_Venom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9fc348/32.png) [@Lady\_Venom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lady_Venom)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2002, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twins-children/107596/1 "2002-05-06T19:01:02Z")
My s/o and I were talking the other night and the topic of twins came up. If identical twin women married & had children with identical twin men, would the children each pair produced look the same?? I know this likely sounds like a totally idiotic question, but everyone I ask has no idea! ---
**Author:** ![Nametag](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nametag/32/406_2.png) [@Nametag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nametag)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2002, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twins-children/107596/2 "2002-05-06T19:07:35Z")
Nope. Remember, each twin has TWO copies of everything; there is still a selection process going on. However, it is more likely that their kids will look very similar than for randomly-selected couples. ---
**Author:** ![Weasel\_Dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/54ee81/32.png) [@Weasel\_Dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weasel_Dog)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2002, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twins-children/107596/3 "2002-05-06T19:39:47Z")
Since their parents have effectivly the same genetic material, the cousins would be just like siblings. While brothers & sisters can look similar, it would be as unlikely for the cousins to look exactly the same as it would be for siblings to look exactly the same.