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di·zy·got·ic twins

twins derived from two zygotes.
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fraternal twins

Dizygotic twins Twins resulting from 2 separate fertilized eggs liberated simultaneously from the ovaries that develop in separate or partially fused chorionic sacs; 70-80% of twins are dizygotic. Cf Identical twins.
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di·zy·got·ic twins

(dī-zī-got'ik twinz)
Twins derived from two zygotes.
Synonym(s): fraternal twins, heterologous twins.
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fraternal twins

Non-identical twins produced by the simultaneous fertilization of two different eggs by different sperms (dizygotic twins). In spite of the etymology, fraternal twins need not be male or even of the same sex.
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005

fraternal twins

see DIZYGOTIC TWINS.
Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
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