Heteropaternal superfecundation? I know I have questions.
Today on Fox News it was reported that two fraternal twins came from different fathers. How you may ask? I recommend reading the article for more details on this part, it is a great read. My main question was not about the how but about another detail they mentioned. You see, in the article they also state this is a DNA rarity. This idea sounded strange to me. I knew I had heard about this happening before. I decided to ask our associate lab director, David Einum, if he knew more.
He stated that in recent years he had reported more cases involving this phenomenon, and not likely because it is happening more frequently, mind you. Rather, he feels that the rise in the volume of paternity and other relationship DNA tests performed across America has increased the commonality of finding this and other DNA rarities. At IDENTIGENE we have seen this increase of paternity tests, and our volume of other testing has increased as well. We feel that this is due in part to the release of our DNA Paternity Kit at retails stores nationwide. On May 11, 2009 announced more information on this new way of doing business in this fast paced and growing field.
Still curious about how this all works? If you have any questions about paternity or DNA please feel free to comment, email me directly at kstyer@identigene.com, or call 801-462-1465. If I do not know the answer myself I will find the answer and get back to you.
We are working on releasing more ways to connect to other people who have similar questions. Stay tuned to the DNA Community section of our website.
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