Identical twins form from the same fertilized egg (zygote). When the zygote has divided a few times and formed a ball of cells, something causes this embryo to split in two. Each half then goes on to develop into a person. So the twins have identical genes. A technical name for such individuals is monozygotictwins.
Fraternal (or dizygotic) twins develop from two zygotes, formed from two different eggs (ova) fertilized by two different male gametes (sperms). So they are not necessarily any more alike than any other siblings.
Actually, identical twins are produced when an egg and a sperm join together but then divided into two.
Fraternal twins are two separate eggs fertilized by two separate sperm.
Identical come from the same fertilized egg
Same way any child develops. The only difference is that in the very earliest stages the zygote breaks in half, forming two embryos.
Identical twins are formed from a single egg that splits into two. Fraternal twins are formed from two separate eggs that are both separately fertilized. So identical twins have identical DNA, and fraternal twins do not.
Any set of twins that are not identical (whether it's boys or girls or a combination of the two) are fraternal twins.
Yes they are identical twins
Dizygotic twins develop from two separate ova fertilized by different sperm at roughly the same time, they are also called fraternal twins. Monozygotic twins develop from one zygote that splits apart producing genetically identical zygotes; also called identical twins.
Twins who are of the opposite sex or do not look alike are fraternal twins ~ not identical. This means that at the time of their conception ~ two eggs were fertilised. In the case od identical twins, one egg is fertilised and split in half.
Identical twins are called monozygotic. Fraternal twins are called dizygotic.
If two (or more) eggs are fertilised and develop together you will get fraternal twins. Identical twins are the result of a single fertilised egg dividing into two embryos.
No, fraternal twins do.
If one egg is fertilized and as it begins to grow it divides into two separate zygotes (fetuses) then they can develop into identical twins. If two separate eggs are both fertilited at the same time they will develop into fraternal twins
There is no precise percentage of fraternal or identical twins but it is estimated that 2/3 of all twins are fraternal where as 1/3 of twins are identical.
Identical twins are formed from a single egg that splits into two. Fraternal twins are formed from two separate eggs that are both separately fertilized. So identical twins have identical DNA, and fraternal twins do not.
Identical twins are formed from a single egg that splits into two. Fraternal twins are formed from two separate eggs that are both separately fertilized. So identical twins have identical DNA, and fraternal twins do not.
Fraternal twins are more popular.
They are twins!
Identical twins come from the same fertilized egg; fraternal twins come from 2 fertilized eggs.
Twins are not necessarily identical. They can be fraternal as well. Identical twins result when one fertilized egg splits in two. Fraternal twins result from two fertilized eggs.
(Person that asked the question)-Once twins are born, and old enough to determine whether they are identical or fraternal, how do you know if they are identical, or just fraternal twins that look identical? I was just curious.