SynonymsSynonymsDouble-egg twins; Fraternal twins; Non-identical twinsDefinitionDefinitionTwins that result from the individual fertilization of two different eggs.DescriptionDescriptionDuring her mendoi:10.1007/978-0-387-79061-9_877Merry SleighSpringer USEncyclopedia of Child Behavior & Development...
Definition Twins are two individuals who are the result of the same pregnancy. Dizygotic twins are nonidentical or fraternal twins. This is in contrast to identical or monozygotic twins. Unlike the case in monozygotic twins, the genetic information or deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) carried by each of...
Data from individual interviews, blood grouping analyses, and ratings of photographs of a large sample of adolescent twins were examined in order to assess the accuracy of zygosity determination by alternate methods. Although the accuracy of the twins themselves and of the raters was above chance, ...