fraternal twin
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- noun
- /frəˈtɜrnəl twɪn/
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- And as you know, fraternal twins share half of their DNA, identical twins share all of their DNA.
- fraternal twin pairs
And, you know, I have two six year old boys now, fraternal twins.
- And, you know, I have two six year old boys now, fraternal twins.
- And as you know, fraternal twins share half of their DNA, identical twins share all of their DNA.
- I got a fraternal twin brother and he's no.
- And then to be great friends since they're fraternal twins and passion is a matter of just exposing them to as much stuff as possible.
- So I don't know if that's good or let me know if fraternal twins can stay alive or need to fight for the death.
Examples
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Moreover, genetic contributions can be inferred to the extent that twin difference associations are greater for fraternal twins than for identical twins.
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Ben and his fraternal twin brother,
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Shows the development of the smile and the fear of strangers during the first year of life in identical and fraternal twins.
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You know, I'll tell you the people who I find the most intelligent about this are the parents of fraternal twins and siblings.
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The MacManus brothers are fraternal twins.
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Two studies compared the smoking behaviors of identical and fraternal twin pairs.
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If heredity affects a trait, identical twins should be more similar for the trait than fraternal twins.
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Her family now includes two fraternal twins named Peter and Clio.
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In November, it will be five years since Nicole Aldrian gave birth to fraternal twins, a boy and a girl.
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You know, I'll tell you that many parents enjoy the unique experience of raising fraternal twins.
Synonyms
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A twin who comes from a different egg and is not identical to the other twin
How Genetically Identical
- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is fully compositional: 'fraternal' specifies a type of 'twin' (non-identical, from separate fertilized eggs), so a learner who knows both word meanings can derive the full sense. Although 'fraternal' is somewhat technical, its modifier role is clear and similar distinctions exist in many languages, making the combination predictable.
Etymology
Fraternal twin uses fraternal, a word meaning 'brother', to picture two twin babies born at the same time from two different eggs. Because they come from separate eggs they can look different or be 'different sexes', so the phrase means 'twins who are not identical'.