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Meanings of twins identical 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
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Examples for "identical twins"
Examples for "identical twins"
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They were identical twins, coequal in power but very different in character.
The witch queen
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Introduction: Conjoined twins are identical twins with fused bodies, joined in utero.
Pubmed
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A 2008 study found that identical twins showed substantial gut bacteria variation.
Wired
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We looked like identical twins, even though we were sixteen years apart.
Escape
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After all, as identical twins, the pair have exactly the same genes.
The Guardian
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These results indicate that in monozygotic twins, brain development is not identical.
Pubmed
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Given the concordance rate for schizophrenia in monozygotic twins is approx.
Pubmed
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A pair of monozygotic twins concordant for Parkinson's disease are described.
Pubmed
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We examined this claim in a pedigree that included two pairs of monozygotic twins.
Pubmed
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To our best knowledge, there is no report in monozygotic twins with CD in Korea.
Pubmed
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Jim is a hard act to follow, even for an identical twin.
Breathless
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Q I have identical twin boys who just turned four over Christmas.
The Irish Times
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Or at least a dog that could have been his identical twin.
Marley & me: life and love with the world's worst dog
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Three days later her identical twin sister, Emma, died at the same hospital.
The Guardian
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This brother was my identical twin, and resembled me in everything except piety.
The McNaughtens