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Meanings of monozygous twin in English

Either of two twins developed from the same fertilized ovum (having the same genetic material)

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        Examples for "identical twin"
        Examples for "identical twin"
        1
        Jim is a hard act to follow, even for an identical twin.
        Breathless
        2
        Q I have identical twin boys who just turned four over Christmas.
        The Irish Times
        3
        Or at least a dog that could have been his identical twin.
        Marley & me: life and love with the world's worst dog
        4
        Three days later her identical twin sister, Emma, died at the same hospital.
        The Guardian
        5
        This brother was my identical twin, and resembled me in everything except piety.
        The McNaughtens
        1
        De Cramer had therefore delivered the first known instance of monozygotic twin dogs.
        BBC
        2
        High monozygotic twin discordance rates for common diseases suggest that unexplained environmental or epigenetic factors could be involved.
        Pubmed
        3
        For all CPS the within-twin correlation in monozygotic twin pairs was higher than in dizygotic pairs, suggesting a heritable component.
        Pubmed
        4
        A discovery phase using array technology was performed in 13 women, including monozygotic twin pairs discordant for HRT and premenopausal young controls.
        Pubmed
        5
        This study examined the effects of exhaustive exercise on cognitive functioning among 21 monozygotic twin pairs discordant for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS).
        Pubmed
        Usage of monozygous twin in English
        1
        If the victims were monozygous twins they had developed from a single egg.
        Deadly Décisions
        2
        We conclude that in Finnish monozygous twins the endothelial function is better among the twins that have migrated to a country with lower CHD prevalence.
        Pubmed