A photo of biracial twins Kalani Dean and Jarani Dean from Quincy, Illinois is drawing surprised reactions from the internet. The 9-month-old sisters might have shared the same womb and were born five minutes apart, yet some people cannot believe they're actually twins.
That's because Kalani has a lighter complexion just like her Caucasian mom Whitney Meyer. Jarani, on the other hand, has a darker complexion just like daddy Tomas Dean, who is African-American.
"Kalani is light with blue eyes and Jarani is the darker one with brown eyes," their mom shared in a Facebook post along with the photo. She calls her girls the "chromosome twins."
Kalani and Jarani are fraternal twins. They developed from two different eggs fertilized by two different sperms, thus resulting in their genetic distinctions. When the girls were born, Meyer thought she had one albino baby because Kalani's complexion was so fair, according to Bravo TV.
According to Baby Center, the odds of having "black and white twins" in a family with biracial parents is two in a million. In other words, the twins' case is rare but it's not shocking to geneticists.
Meyer confessed her daughters draw more surprised reactions from the public because, being twin sisters, she dresses them in matching clothes. "When we go out in public, people will start looking at them because I dress them identical and I can tell they're confused," Meyer told Us Weekly.
Meyer further shared that Jarani looks more identical to their older son, Pravyn, whom the family lost when he was 2-years-old due to drowning. "When I look at pictures of J, I see Pravyn," the mom said.
Aside from their physical differences, Meyer said the biracial twins exhibit different personality traits as well. Kalani already crawls and has plenty of energy but Jalani, who loves to eat, hasn't started doing this yet.
