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Definition of Monozygous twin
1. Noun. Either of two twins developed from the same fertilized ovum (having the same genetic material).
Specialized synonyms: Conjoined Twin, Siamese Twin
Generic synonyms: Twin
Lexicographical Neighbors of Monozygous Twin
Literary usage of Monozygous twin
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. Statistical Inference from Genetic Data on Pedigrees by Elizabeth A. Thompson (2000)
"... the vertices corresponding to unrelated pairs (KQ — 1), parent-offspring (KJ =
1), and the identity (monozygous twin) relationship (K2 = 1). ..."
3. Diabetes in America by Ronald Aubert (1996)
"... but is not sufficient to cause the development of the disease, because
concordance for IDDM occurs in only -36% of monozygous twin ..."
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