They may look like they are from different families , but believe it or not Jayden and Xavier Boughey are actually twins . The adorable 11-year-old boys , who hail from Auckland in New Zealand , were born with contrasting skin tones - Jayden has a dark complexion and Xavier is white . And as if questions over the colour of their skin was n't enough for the young fellas , they also have the added complication of having different birthdays - with Jayden being born on November 6 and Xavier coming into the world after midnight , making his birthday November 7 . Scroll down for video . Jayden and Xavier Boughey may look like they are from different families but they are in fact twins . The gorgeous 11-year-old boys also have different birthdays after Xavier ( right ) was born after midnight . The beautiful boys , who look strikingly alike despite their obvious differences , have their parents to thank for their mishmash of genes . Their mother , Helen Castles , 32. brings the dark skin to the family , which she inherited from her grandmother , who is Samoan . Their father is the complete opposite - Phil Boughey , 36 , has a white complexion and fair hair . When the pair found out they were expecting twins , they wondered how their children would look , but could never could have dreamed of the conclusion . 'We were surprised for sure - the running joke is because they were made in the Bahamas that Helen had the local Bohemian milkman stop by one day when I was at work to make the brown one , ' their dad Phil Boughey told Daily Mail Australia . 'But we do n't really see it as a huge deal they just look different like any siblings can . ' Their parents joke that because the boys were conceived in the Bahamas the local milkman dropped by to make the 'brown one ' Xavier ( left ) is carefree and Jayden ( right ) is responsible and as the oldest of the two is a born leader . Now the boys have just started a new school , Sacred Heart , and are tasked with the unenviable challenge of trying to explain to their peers that they are related . 'They do get a lot of people believing they are not twins especially school kids , ' he said . 'We make sure they are in different classes at school too because Jayden is the stronger one and Xavier will just sit back and ride on the coat tails of Jayden - so we have had to pull him out of the clouds . ' The odds of a mixed race couple having twins of different colours are a million to one . Skin colour is believed to be determined by up to seven different genes working together . If a parent is of mixed race , their eggs or sperm will contain a mixture of genetic codes for both black and white skin . However , if both the egg and sperm contain all white genes , the baby will be white . And if both contain just the versions necessary for black skin , the baby will be black . But the boys embrace the attention they get for looking so different . 'They think it 's perfect - they think it 's great because they are twins but they are individual and celebrate different birthdays , ' their proud dad said . Sometimes Xavier gets jealous of his brother 's bronze skin . 'We went out fishing in the boat the other day and Xavier and I had to put sunscreen on while Jayden just lay there with his shirt off getting tanned without any sunblock , ' he said . According to their father , the boys have contrasting personalties but do have a strong twin bond . 'They are best friends and always will be , ' he said . 'Xavier has a very dry sense of humour whereas Jayden is more outgoing and takes the lead as the older boy , ' he said . 'Whenever I 'm away for work he will always be responsible and make sure the house is locked up whereas Xavier is carefree and relaxed . ' Xavier ( left ) gets jealous of his brother 's bronze skin because he does n't have to wear sunscreen - pictured with their mum Helen Castles and her father Pat Castles . The boys are in different classes so Xavier ( right ) does n't ride on the coat tails of his older brother by a day . Lucy and Maria Aylmer , 18 , from Gloucester are non-identical twins . Their story comes after a pair of 18-year-old girls , from Gloucester , who were born with radically different colouring thanks to mixed-race parentage , revealed how they constantly have to explain their looks to curious strangers . Lucy and Maria Aylmer , who looks completely different told ITV's Good Morning Britain that their classmates did not believe them when they told them they were twins . Their mother Donna is half Jamaican and their father Vince is white , and in a genetic quirk , together they managed to produce one white twin and one black twin .
11-year-old Jayden and Xavier Boughey are twins with different looks . Jayden has dark skin while Xavier was born with a white complexion . They also have different birthdays , with Jayden being born after midnight . Their mother is a million Samoan and their father has Canadian heritage . They just started a new school and the kids do n't believe they are brothers .