fraternal twin
Non-identical wombmate
Fraternal twins develop from two separate eggs fertilized at the same time, making them genetically no more alike than ordinary siblings.
They may be different sexes and often don't resemble each other closely.
Contrasted with identical twins, who develop from a single fertilized egg and share the same genetic makeup.
- siblingBrother or sister
- heritabilityGenetic share of variation
- zygoteFirst embryonic cell
- ovumFemale reproductive cell
- parentMother or father
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- kinshipmother, father, sister, brother, children
- siblingsbrother, sister, siblings, brothers, sisters
- familymother, father, parents, siblings, parent
- Brothersbro, half brothers, brother-in-law, stepbrothers, half-brother
- Samenessalike, similar, likeness, resemblance, matching
- birth orderfirstborn, lastborn, middle child, only child, eldest
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