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Maraya1969

(22,482 posts)
Sun Oct 13, 2019, 10:21 PM Oct 2019

I have a litter of 4 foster kitties. These 2 grey ones look like twins but with opposite

markings on their faces. Their feet are the same markings.

Anyone know if there is such a thing as twins having opposite markings?






Edited for grammar.

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I have a litter of 4 foster kitties. These 2 grey ones look like twins but with opposite (Original Post) Maraya1969 Oct 2019 OP
Mirror twins. tblue37 Oct 2019 #1
Thank you! Thank is so interesting. I wonder if they should be adopted together ???? Maraya1969 Oct 2019 #3
Cuties! Good on ya for caring for them. Nt spooky3 Oct 2019 #2
Was wondering something similar TuxedoKat Oct 2019 #4
Squeeeee IcyPeas Oct 2019 #5

tblue37

(65,386 posts)
1. Mirror twins.
Sun Oct 13, 2019, 10:23 PM
Oct 2019
https://www.verywellfamily.com/mirror-vs-identical-twins-2447139

Mirror twins—or mirror image twins—aren’t really a category of twins, like identical/monozygotic twins. Rather, the term “mirror twins” describes a characteristic of some twins, where their features appear asymmetrically—that is, on opposite sides. A birthmark may manifest on the left side of one twin but on the right side of the other. Facial features such as dimples may be on opposite sides of the face. The shape or placement of facial features such as eyebrows, nostrils or ears appears opposite so that when facing each other, the twins seem to be reflections as if looking into a mirror. Cowlicks may run clockwise on one twin, and counterclockwise on the other.

TuxedoKat

(3,818 posts)
4. Was wondering something similar
Mon Oct 14, 2019, 01:39 AM
Oct 2019

As I saw a pair of identical human twins recently - one was left-handed and the other right-handed.

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