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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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, 2 Jan. 2025 Finally, the couple welcomed identical twin boys, Daniel, who just got his Masters in Business Administration and David, 23, who works as a computer engineer. —

Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024 About 100 genes have been associated with autism, and if one identical twin has autism, the other twin has an 80% chance of also having autism, suggesting a strong genetic link. —

Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024 This is why identical twins can have different fingerprints. —

William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for identical twin

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