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What are the three types of twins?
There is Identical twins, Nonidentical twins and Conjoined twins.
How many pairs of twins your there in the world?
10 million identical and 115 nonidentical.
Is there a word for twins who don't look alike?
Yes, non-identical twins are often referred to as fraternal twins. These twins develop from two separate eggs fertilized by two different sperm cells, resulting in genetic differences that can make them look less alike than identical twins.
What are nonidentical twins?
Non-identical twins occur when the mother ovulates and two separate eggs are released and fertilised. This is different to identical twins, they occur when one original egg splits n two and develops in tandem. then yo have sex
Why must any differences between identical twins be controlled only by the environment?
Identical twins have the same DNA - meaning that without the effects of environment they would be identical in every single way.
Do most pregnancies start out as twins?
No, most pregnancies do not start out as twins. When the ovaries release two eggs and both are fertilized then will twins be born (fraternal/nonidentical twins). Or a fertilized egg may divide before implantation resulting in identical twins.
How do you get nonidentical twins?
Non-identical twins happen when two eggs are fertilized at the same time. This happens when the mother ovulates twice, so she has two separate eggs that can be fertilized and develop into fetuses.
What are the differences between identical twins?
Identical twins are genetically identical, meaning they share the same DNA. However, differences can arise due to environmental factors, epigenetic changes, and random mutations that occur during development. These factors can lead to variations in appearance, personality, health outcomes, and other traits between identical twins.
What is another name for nonidentical twins?
dizygotic
Differences between identical and fraternal?
identical twins are from the same egg cell that split, but ferternal twins are from 2 entirely different fertilized egg cells. Thus identical look the same and ferternal can look entirely different.
What is the percentage of identical twins?
about 80% because most of the people i no are identical
Why are some twins identical and some not?
The reason why some twins are identical and some are not starts in utero. Identical twins occur when one egg is fertilized and it splits to create two embryos. Nonidentical twins come from different fertilized eggs.
