identical twin English

Meaning identical twin meaning

What does identical twin mean?

— noun either of two twins developed from the same fertilized ovum (having the same genetic material)

What other words have the same or similar meaning as identical twin?

monozygotic twin monozygous twin monozygotic twins monoval twins enzygotic twins

How do I use identical twin in a sentence?

Genes are the basic unit of heredity, and, unless you are an identical twin, the combination of genes inherited from your parents is unique to you.

My team and I recently studied 36 pairs of identical twins, of which only one twin had breast cancer.

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