monozygotic in English

adjective
1
(of twins) derived from a single ovum, and so identical.
Because monozygotic twins presumably have identical genes, any dermatoglyphic differences between them must be due to differences in prenatal environmental experiences.

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1. Monozygotic twins , on the other hand , arise from the same fertilized egg.

2. There was no significant difference in the asymmetry and non-congruence between monozygotic and dizygotic twins.

3. Acardia is a severe, complex malformation of monozygotic twinning, but beyond clinical case series, very few epidemiologic data are available

4. Gringas and Chen (2001) describe a number of mechanisms which can lead to differences between monozygotic twins, the most relevant here being chorionicity and amniocity.

5. Amblyope 1 point 2 points 3 points 8 years ago I believe it depends on whether or not the egg split (monozygotic) or two eggs were fertilized (dizygotic)