Multiple Births

In biology, the term multiple births refers to multiple siblings born during the same pregnancy.

The term twins refers to two siblings born from the same pregnancy. Three siblings born at one time are referred to as triplets, while four are referred to as quadruplets. These siblings can look alike or different and were often close in age being born only moments apart.

Humans were a species that had twins. One example was Artemis who had a twin brother Apollo. ( TOS : " Who Mourns for Adonais?  ")

When Kaycee Horton was eight years old, she had a crush on an older child named Connor Anderson. As her infatuation with him grew, she began to create the imaginary family the two had together in her head, which consisted of them being married and having three children: twin girls, Erica and Heather, and then later, a little boy, Bryce. ( VIC : " The Host  ")

Kaycee's male best friend, Jonathan Mcleod likened meeting his transporter duplicate, Eric Mcleod, as being "a little like meeting someone's twin." ( VIC : " Second Chances  ")

Jason Mitchell once knew what were described as "gorgeous Ruji twin sisters." ( L 15 : " A Man Alone ")

Jacob Stewart is a father of identical twin daughters, Mary and Claire.

Twinned Miradorns were not just twin brothers, but together, were a single self: two halves of one being. If one twin died, the other twin would anguish in the loss of self. Ah-Kel and Ro-Kel were an example of a twinning. ( L15 : " Vortex  ")

Vilix'pran began his budding, in 2371 , having his first set of twins. ( L15 : " Heart of Stone  ", " Apocalypse Rising  ")

When lesbian married couple Charlene and June Tate were considering having their second child , Charlene asked "What do you say we try for twins..." June told him that "I don't think that's the way it works" and that "you'd better brush up on your biology ." ( L15 : " Accession  ")

Vice Admiral Alexander Hamilton and Commander Brett Hamilton who served in High-Guard on different ships and space stations were also identical twins.

Riley Shepard and Kestra Ferris have twin daughters together, Rose and Sage.

Jonathan Mcleod and Lauren Johanson are parents of identical twin sons, Andrew and Steven, nicknamed Andy and Stevie.

Melanie and Sophie, daughters of Toral were the first set of Nietszchean identical twins.