identical twin
noun
: either member of a pair of twins that are produced from a single egg and who look exactly alike
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To try to find out if hair whorls are the result of genetics or environment, Willems and her colleagues decided to study identical twins, and compare them with nontwins in the Northern and Southern hemispheres.
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Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2024
Their parents welcomed two children, Alexander and Emma, before giving birth to identical twins Ellie and Sophie on Oct. 18, 2000.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 5 Oct. 2024
Not much is known about Bonita Edwards and her identical twin daughters, Annette and Bernette.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
Share [Findings] Sets of both fraternal and identical twins exhibit internally similar metacognitive abilities, suggesting that metacognition is environmental rather than heritable.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
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Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2024
Their parents welcomed two children, Alexander and Emma, before giving birth to identical twins Ellie and Sophie on Oct. 18, 2000.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 5 Oct. 2024
Not much is known about Bonita Edwards and her identical twin daughters, Annette and Bernette.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
Share [Findings] Sets of both fraternal and identical twins exhibit internally similar metacognitive abilities, suggesting that metacognition is environmental rather than heritable.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Identical twin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/identical%20twin. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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