dizygotic

Thân thiện

Dizygotic twins often look no more alike than typical siblings.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Derived from two separately fertilized eggs: Describes twins that develop from two distinct eggs (ova), each fertilized by a separate sperm cell. Such twins are genetically similar to ordinary siblings, sharing approximately 50% of their genes.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Dizygotic twins are no more genetically alike than any other pair of siblings.
  • The doctor explained that the pregnancy involved dizygotic twins, meaning two separate placentas were present.
  • The study compared cognitive development in monozygotic and dizygotic twin pairs.

Advanced Usage

• "dizygotic pregnancy": A pregnancy resulting from two separately fertilized eggs.
  • An ultrasound confirmed it was a dizygotic pregnancy.
• "dizygotic twinning": The process or occurrence of conceiving fraternal twins.
  • The rate of dizygotic twinning increases with maternal age and the use of fertility treatments.

Variants and Related Words

• Dizygous (adj): A less common variant with the same meaning as "dizygotic".
  • Dizygous twins are also called fraternal twins.
• Dizygosity (n): The state or condition of being derived from two zygotes.
  • DNA testing confirmed the dizygosity of the twins.

Synonyms

• Fraternal (adj): Commonly used to describe twins from two separate eggs (e.g., fraternal twins).
• Biovular (adj): A technical synonym meaning originating from two ova.

Antonyms

• Monozygotic (adj): Derived from a single fertilized egg that splits, resulting in genetically identical twins.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. derived from two separately fertilized eggs
   • dizygotic twins

Từ đồng nghĩa

• dizygous