Answer 1:
In rare cases, two sperm (from one man) can
enter one egg at the same time, resulting in 3
sets of genes rather than two. This is called
triploidy. Most cases of triploidy are
not carried to term. On the rare occasion of a
live triploidy birth, the child often has
serious birth defects. After doing some
research, I have not found any cases of
triploidy in which one egg was fertilized by two
different men. However, it is possible for a
woman to have fraternal twins with different
fathers. A woman typically drops only one egg
per menstrual cycle from her ovaries, but once
in a while two eggs will drop. If a woman has
unprotected sex with two men within about 5 days
of each other (sperm can survive inside a woman
for about 5 days), and if she happens to drop
two eggs at that time, each egg could be
fertilized by a different guy.
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