identical twin

noun

: either member of a pair of twins that are produced from a single egg and who look exactly alike

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To try to find out if hair whorls are the result of genetics or environment, Willems and her colleagues decided to study identical twins, and compare them with nontwins in the Northern and Southern hemispheres. —

Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2024 Their parents welcomed two children, Alexander and Emma, before giving birth to identical twins Ellie and Sophie on Oct. 18, 2000. —

Jordana Comiter, People.com, 5 Oct. 2024 Not much is known about Bonita Edwards and her identical twin daughters, Annette and Bernette. —

Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024 Share [Findings] Sets of both fraternal and identical twins exhibit internally similar metacognitive abilities, suggesting that metacognition is environmental rather than heritable. —

Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for identical twin

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