twins

twins
pl. n.
two individuals who are born at the same time and of the same parents. Fraternal (or dizygotic) twins are the result of the simultaneous fertilization of two egg cells; they may be of different sexes and are no more alike than ordinary siblings.
Identical (or monozygotic) twins result from the fertilization of a single egg cell that subsequently divides to give two separate fetuses. They are of the same sex and otherwise genetically identical; any differences in their appearance are due to environmental influences. See also Siamese twins.

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