Mechanisms of twinning: X. The male factor.

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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the possibility of male-line inheritance of dizygotic twinning potential. STUDY DESIGN: Women with multiple births who had previously volunteered to participate in studies in this series were asked about the frequency of males genetically related to the index mother's husband who had also fathered multiples. Only spontaneous gestations were considered. RESULTS: If male involvement in twin...

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