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Meanings of identical twins in English

Russian
гомозиготные близнецы
Spanish
gemelos monocigóticos
Catalan
bessons idèntics
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Twins with the same genes, grew from one egg that split into two; occur when a single egg is fertilized to form one zygote (hence, "monozygotic") which then divides into two separate embryos.

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      гомозиготные близнецы
      Usage of identical twins in English
      1
      They were identical twins, coequal in power but very different in character.
      The witch queen
      2
      Introduction: Conjoined twins are identical twins with fused bodies, joined in utero.
      Pubmed
      3
      A 2008 study found that identical twins showed substantial gut bacteria variation.
      Wired
      4
      We looked like identical twins, even though we were sixteen years apart.
      Escape
      5
      After all, as identical twins, the pair have exactly the same genes.
      The Guardian
      6
      And how did these identical twins in such contrasting environments turn out?
      The new yorker
      7
      But to differentiate and show they are not identical twins, the No.
      The Complete Book of Cheese
      8
      The identical twins and best friends have been partners in crime since birth.
      News.com.au
      9
      But this time, it's different: The good and the bad are identical twins.
      Wired
      10
      Ilan explained to him about synonyms, drawing pictures of words as identical twins.
      To the end of the land
      11
      We may be identical twins but we are very different in many ways.
      The Guardian
      12
      That is, until they find the right set of identical twins.
      The new yorker
      13
      They were as perfectly alike as a set of identical twins.
      Phantoms
      14
      The identical twins wrote on their official Twitter account: Rest In Peace Mammy.
      The Irish Times
      15
      But, no, you can't produce identical twins with an IVF procedure.
      Hush: a novel
      16
      Populations made up of identical twins are more vulnerable to infection.
      Wired
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