Monozygotic And Dizygotic Twins Flashcards

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What are monozygotic twins

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Genetically identical individuals when a single fertilised egg splints into two.

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What are dizygotic twins?

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Two non identical individuals who develop when female produces two separate ova.

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What contributes to the difference in twins and how can it be measured?

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Differences in environment contributes to differences between twins and adoption studies plays a role in twins shared and different characteristic

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