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Twin. Twins are two offspring produced by the same pregnancy. [ 1] Twins can be either monozygotic ('identical'), meaning that they develop from one zygote, which splits and forms two embryos, or dizygotic ('non-identical' or 'fraternal'), meaning that each twin develops from a separate egg and each egg is fertilized by its own sperm cell. [ 2]
Monoamniotic twins. Monoamniotic twins are identical or semi-identical twins that share the same amniotic sac within their mother's uterus. [ 1] Monoamniotic twins are always monochorionic and are usually termed Monoamniotic-Monochorionic ("MoMo" or "Mono Mono") twins. [ 1][ 2] They share the placenta, but have two separate umbilical cords.
Monochorionic twins are monozygotic (identical) twins that share the same placenta. If the placenta is shared by more than two twins (see multiple birth ), these are monochorionic multiples. Monochorionic twins occur in 0.3% of all pregnancies. [ 1] Seventy-five percent of monozygotic twin pregnancies are monochorionic; the remaining 25% are ...
The 8-year-old identical twins from Los Angeles have quickly amassed quite the internet following -- over 1.5 million on Instagram, to be exact! -- thanks to their gorgeous looks.
Identical Twins (Courtesy Sealby family) The Sealbys are talking about attending the annual Twins Days Festival in August. The event in Twinsburg, Ohio , is the largest annual gathering of twins ...
Identical twin sisters Briana and Brittany, 35, married identical twin brothers, Josh and Jeremy Salyers, 37, and share quaternary twins, Jett and Jax.
This category contains articles on pairs of identical twins, and people who were born with an identical twin. For the article about multiple births, see Twin. For a list of all twins, identical or otherwise, see List of twins. For other uses of the term Twin, see Twin (disambiguation)
Children of each couple ‘genetically, [are] closer to siblings born to the same parents’