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Definition of Dizygotic twin

1. Noun. Either of two twins who developed from two separate fertilized eggs.

Medical Definition of Dizygotic twin

1. Twins which are the result of two separate zygotes, or two separate eggs fertilized by two separate sperm. They can be any combination of sexes (two males, two females, one of each). Compare: monozygotic twins. (09 Oct 1997)

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Literary usage of Dizygotic twin

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Stress, Gender, and Alcohol-Seeking Behavior edited by Walter A. Hunt, Sam Zakhari (1996)
"... less than subjects was 10 percent or less, but that within dizygotic twin pairs or the range for all 80 subjects varied ap- that among all twin pairs. ..."

2. Treatment of Drug Dependent Individuals with Comorbid Mental Disorders edited by Lisa S. Onken, Jack D. Blaine, Sander Genser, Arthur M. Horton (1998)
"... population of twin pairs would not be found in either the discordant monozygotic or dizygotic twin pairs because they share those factors equally. ..."

3. 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)
"... an association seen in the general population of twin pairs would not be found in either the discordant monozygotic or dizygotic twin pairs because they ..."

4. 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 ..."

5. Individual Differences in the Behavioral Etiology of Drug Abuse edited by Harold W. Gordon, Meyer D. Glantz (1997)
"... to use other much less well-established or less-robustly established biologic paradigms to seek correlation with monozygotic/dizygotic twin differences. ..."

6. Alcohol and Tobacco: From Basic Science to Clinical Practice by Joanne B. Fertig, John P. Allen (1995)
"... 32% 34% Parameter estimates based on 428 monozygotic and 275 dizygotic twin pairs with complete alcohol and tobacco data (including nonusers). ..."

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