Comment by scottynx on Twiblings, four-parent babies and other reproductive technology · 2023-05-25T17:12:28.450Z · LW · GW

What you call "twiblings" does happen rarely in nature: it is called polar-body twins or half-identical or semi-identical twins. Only two occurrences are known to have happened in humans (I am sure it has happened other times): Semi-identical twins 'identified for only the second time' - BBC News

Here is the paper in NEJM: Molecular Support for Heterogonesis Resulting in Sesquizygotic Twinning | NEJM