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Definition of Dizygous
1. Adjective. Derived from two separately fertilized eggs. "Dizygotic twins"
Definition of Dizygous
1. Adjective. dizygotic ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dizygous
1. developed from two fertilized ova [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dizygous
Literary usage of Dizygous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"Subjects were 179 dizygous and 255 monozygous twin pairs from the Kaiser Permanente
Twin Registry who participated in a special examination in 1978-1979 in ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"One of these nine, and one of three in the present series were members of dizygous
twins, a total frequency of 2 in 12. As suggested recently by Ratcliffe ..."
3. Novel Systems for the Study of Human Disease: From Basic Research to by OECD Staff (1998)
"The first one is constituted by a variety of studies carried out in humans and
which suggested high concordance rates amongst mono- and dizygous twins or ..."
4. Diabetes in America by Ronald Aubert (1996)
"... although only -60% in unbiased studies, is still twice the rate for dizygous
twins. Numerous studies have investigated the association of NIDDM with ..."