- fraternal twins
- fraternal twinstwins of the same or opposite sex coming from two separately fertilized egg cells rather than from one egg cell as identical twins do.
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fraternal twins — fraternal twins. = dizygotic twins (см.). (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
fraternal twins — fraternal twins. См. неидентичные близнецы. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
fraternal twins — see twins … Medical dictionary
fraternal twins — see twins … The new mediacal dictionary
Fraternal — can refer to:*A fraternal benefit society is a non profit, mutual aid organization that insures members and their families and maintains an active lodge system. Members of a fraternal benefit society come together as local volunteer groups that… … Wikipedia
fraternal twin — noun either of two twins who developed from two separate fertilized eggs • Syn: ↑dizygotic twin • Hypernyms: ↑twin * * * one of a pair of twins, not necessarily resembling each other, or of the same sex, that develop from two separately… … Useful english dictionary
fraternal — [[t]frətɜ͟ː(r)n(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Fraternal actions show strong links of friendship between two people or groups of people. [FORMAL] ...the fraternal assistance of our colleagues and comrades... He said he hoped the issue could be … English dictionary
Fraternal twin — A twin who have shared a common uterine environment with its sibling. Fraternal twins are due to the fertilization of two different ova by different sperm. Fraternal twins are also called dizygotic twins … Medical dictionary
fraternal twin — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms fraternal twin : singular fraternal twin plural fraternal twins biology one of a pair of babies from different eggs that a woman gives birth to at the same time. Two babies born from a single egg look exactly… … English dictionary
fraternal — adjective a) Of brothers (fraternal twins) b) Related through a brother (fraternal nephew) Syn: brotherly Ant: sororal, paternal, maternal … Wiktionary
