Hellin law
Hel·lin law
(hel'in),twins occur once in 89 births, triplets once in 892, and quadruplets once in 893. If the frequency of twins in a population is p, the frequency of triplets is p2, and the frequency of quadruplets is p3.
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Hel·lin law
(hel'in law)Twins occur once in 89 births, triplets once in 892, and quadruplets once in 893. If the frequency of twins in a population is p, the frequency of triplets is p2, and the frequency of quadruplets is p3.
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Hellin law
(hel′in) [Dyonizy Hellin, Polish pathologist, 1867–1935]
A law stating that twins occur once in 80 pregnancies, triplets once in 6400 (802) pregnancies, quadruplets once in 512,000 (803) pregnancies.
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Hellin,
Dyonizy, Polish pathologist, 1867-1935.Hellin law - law expressing the frequencies of twins and triplets.
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