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in the case of twins, refers to whether they develop from one zygote (monozygosity) or two (dizygosity)
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| zygosity |
twins are referred to as monozygotic (MZ or identical) or dizygotic (DZ or fraternal) based on whether they were derived from a single zygote (and thus are genetically identical) or not; to determine this status for a particular twin pair is to determine the zygosity of the twins.
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