monozygotic twins
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mon·o·zy·got·ic twins
twins resulting from one zygote that at an early stage of development separated into independently growing cell aggregations giving rise to two individuals of the same sex and identical genetic constitution.
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monozygotic twins
Identical twins Twins resulting from the division of a single fertilized egg, which usually share a common chorion and placenta; usually each has a separate amnion. Cf Fraternal twins.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
mon·o·zy·got·ic twins
(mon'ō-zī-got'ik twinz)Twins resulting from a single zygote that at an early stage of development becomes separated into independently growing cell aggregations giving rise to two individuals of the same sex and identical genetic constitution.
Synonym(s): enzygotic twins, identical twins.
Synonym(s): enzygotic twins, identical twins.
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