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identical twin

DEFINITIONS OF: identical twin

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

Synonyms:
monozygotic twin, monozygous twin
Types:
Siamese twin, conjoined twin
one of a pair of identical twins born with their bodies joined at some point
Type of:
twin
either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
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