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Persons > Multiple Birth Offspring > Twins > Twins, Dizygotic

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Twins, Dizygotic  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Two offspring from the same PREGNANCY. They are from two OVA, fertilized at about the same time by two SPERMATOZOA. Such twins are genetically distinct and can be of different sexes.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Twins, Fraternal

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-L7G9DTTZ-7

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