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Definition of Dizygotic
1. Adjective. Derived from two separately fertilized eggs. "Dizygotic twins"
Definition of Dizygotic
1. Adjective. (biology) Derived from two eggs that have been separately fertilized; dizygous ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dizygotic
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Dizygotic
1. Relating to twins derived from two separate zygotes, i.e., bearing the same genetic relationship as full sibs but sharing a common intrauterine environment. Origin: G. Di-, two, + zygotos, yoked together (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dizygotic
Literary usage of Dizygotic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Stopping Alcohol & Other Drug Use Before It Starts: The Future of Preventionedited by Robert L. DuPont edited by Robert L. DuPont (1996)
"Rates of alcoholism higher in monozygotic twins (71.4 percent) than in dizygotic (32.3
percent). Alcoholism concordance rates higher in male twins (33 ..."
2. Stress, Gender, and Alcohol-Seeking Behavior edited by Walter A. Hunt, Sam Zakhari (1996)
"206 monozygotic and dizygotic Kopun and Propping reported in twins. The variance
in peak BAC and their study that the coefficient of vari- elimination rate ..."
3. Treatment of Drug Dependent Individuals with Comorbid Mental Disorders edited by Lisa S. Onken, Jack D. Blaine, Sander Genser, Arthur M. Horton (1998)
"If there is an association between two characteristics, such as depression and
smoking in the general population of twins, then the discordant dizygotic and ..."
4. Evaluation of Glove Bag Containment in Asbestos Removal by Bruce A. Hollett, Phillip A. Froelich, Paul E. Caplan, Thomas C. Cooper, Stanley A. Shulman (1990)
"The increase in the odds ratio would be the same in the general population (of
twins) and in both discordant monozygotic and dizygotic twins, and smoking ..."
5. Problems of Drug Dependence: Proceedings of the 58th Annual Scientific Meeting by Louie S. Harrie (1999)
"Comparison of same-sex dizygotic male and female twin groups with the opposite-sex
dizygotic twin group suggested gender-specific genetic/environmental ..."
6. Ending the War Metaphor: The Changing Agenda for Unraveling the Host-Microbe by Forum on Microbial Threats, Institute of Medicine (U.S.) (2006)
"Likewise, IBD patients show increased concordance in monozygotic versus dizygotic
twins. The concordance rate in Crohn's disease is 44-58 percent compared ..."
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