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.
The girl and boy twins are fraternal, meaning they are not identical.
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.
Female twins that are not identical are called fraternal twins. Fraternal twins occur when two separate eggs are fertilized by two separate sperm. Maternal twins refer to twins that share the same mother but can include both identical and fraternal twins.
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.
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.
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.
The girl and boy twins are fraternal, meaning they are not identical.
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 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.
Female twins that are not identical are called fraternal twins. Fraternal twins occur when two separate eggs are fertilized by two separate sperm. Maternal twins refer to twins that share the same mother but can include both identical and fraternal twins.
They are twins!
Identical twins come from the same fertilized egg; fraternal twins come from 2 fertilized eggs.