Can twins (different genders) look identical?

Question

I have twin, Brooke and Daniel, to me they have the SAAAME faces! Same cheeks, hair color, eyes and everything.

But I don't think it's possible for them to be identical, but to me they look the same,

http://i37.tinypic.com/ify8nm.jpg

Booke facing forward:

http://i35.tinypic.com/2zg589w.jpg

Answer 1

i think they look alike, but i dont think u would call them IDENTICAL, u would call the FRATERNAL.

they're cute twins.  hoped i helped.

Answer 2

It's like the Olsen twins. They look alike but they're not identical. It is possible for them to look very similar though. My older brothers are 3 years apart and the only difference is that one is taller.

And no, it's definitely not possible for twins of different genders to be identical. Fraternal twins like what you have happen when a woman produces two eggs during ovulation and both are fertilized. Identical twins happen when one egg is fertilized then splits creating two embryos. That's the easiest way to put it.

Cute kids btw :) Congrats

Answer 3

They look VERY much alike but not identical. Identical twins are always the same gender, anyway.

Answer 4

they r sooooooooooo cute. if theyre boy and girl, theyre automatically furaternal.sorry.tell them i said hi, and give them big kisses.they should b movie stars!

Answer 5

they look alike  like many sibilings do.

Answer 6

They would obviously have the same *astrological* make-up, I bet they act very similarily aswell...Ever wondered why?

Answer 7

They are not identical it is impossible they just look alike.

Answer 8

CUTE kids!

I am pregnant with fraternal twins (boy & girl) and I have two ultrasound pics where I SWEAR they look exactly the same.  However- fraternal twins are not supposed to look anymore alike than singleton brothers and sisters.

Answer 9

identical is not about looking the same.

its about the egg.

depending on if they're seperate eggs or if its one eggs that splits.

seperate is identical.

im a twin.

trust me i know

Answer 10

Even though they arent Identical they can still look the same.The kids I babysat for were fratenral and looked exactly alike.

Answer 11

Identical twins come from the same egg which has split.  They are always the same gender.  Your twins are fraternal - two eggs , not one - they look alike because they are brother and sister, that's all.  They just so happen to be twins, but that makes them no more identical than separately conceived brothers and sisters.  Cute though.

Answer 12

My cousins who are now 21 have always looked alike other than one being male and the other being female.  If they would have both been the same gender they would have been identical in everything.  They have the same hair color, both wavy hair, same eye color and their faces look alike (making the brother look very feminine).