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What do you call identical twins that develop from two different eggs that are fertilized by different sperm?
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∙ 12y ago
That isn't possible: if the twins are from two different eggs, fertilized by different sperm, then they will not be identical. It's genetically impossible.
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∙ 12y ago
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Do identical twins develop from two different eggs that are fertilized by different sperm?
No, fraternal twins do.
How do identical and fraternal twins develop?
Identical twins form from the same fertilized egg (zygote). When the zygote has divided a few times and formed a ball of cells, something causes this embryo to split in two. Each half then goes on to develop into a person. So the twins have identical genes. A technical name for such individuals is monozygotictwins.Fraternal (or dizygotic) twins develop from two zygotes, formed from two different eggs (ova) fertilized by two different male gametes (sperms). So they are not necessarily any more alike than any other siblings.
What is the difference between dizygotic twins and monozygotic twins?
Dizygotic twins develop from two separate ova fertilized by different sperm at roughly the same time, they are also called fraternal twins. Monozygotic twins develop from one zygote that splits apart producing genetically identical zygotes; also called identical twins.
Why can an egg or sperm cell alone develop into a new individual?
A sperm or egg alone can not develop into a new individual. Only an egg fertilized by a sperm does.
How are identical twins genetically from fraternal twins?
Identical twins are genetically the same, because they come from the same fertilized egg/sperm cell zygote, which happens to split into two viable zygotes. Fraternal twins, however, come from two different egg/sperm cell zygotes, that are concurrently fertilized and remain viable.
What The scientific name for fraternal twins.?
Identical twins are called monozygotic. Fraternal twins are called dizygotic.
Why are some twins identical and some not?
The reason why some twins are identical and some are not starts in utero. Identical twins occur when one egg is fertilized and it splits to create two embryos. Nonidentical twins come from different fertilized eggs.
Can twins be two different races?
Of course; identical twins are fertilized from the same sperm and egg, whereas fraternal twins are fertilized from different sperm and egg; thus, fraternal twins would resemble each other no more than regular siblings born at different times.
Why can fraternal twins be different genders but identical twins are are the same gender?
Identical Twins are the result of a single fertilized egg spliting in two producing two genetically identical children. Fraternal twins are the result of the mother producing two eggs each fertilized by a different sperm from the father. This can result in opposite sex twins.
A different female laboratory rat gave bith to several babies after being fertilized with sperm exlpain why these babies will not be genetically identical to the mother?
Because their father is a Ni99er
Where does a fertilized egg develop after leaves the fallopian tube?
It develops in the uterus if it is nurtured by sperm.
How is sperm made a twins baby?
Two ways- Sometimes the mother releases two eggs instead of one. Each egg would be fertilized by a different sperm cell, and would grow into two different babies- known as fraternal or non-identical twins. The second way is one egg, fertilized by one sperm- but as the egg begins to grow, it divides in two, each of which will become a baby- and they are identical to each other (they started life as the same being).
