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Name the following:
Non-identical twins produced by the fertilization of two eggs.


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Non-identical twins

  1. Twins produced by the fertilization of two eggs are called non-identical or fraternal or dizygotic twins.
  2. In dizygotic twins two eggs one from each ovary may be released simultaneously and both may be fertilized by different sperms.
  3. Such young ones are genetically different because each receives genes from a different egg and sperm.

Final answer

Non-identical twins are produced by the fertilization of two eggs - Fraternal or dizygotic twins.


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