Figure 1.--It was formerly more common to dress identical twins in the same outfits, but even modern mothers sometimes like to do so.
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Figure 1.--It was formerly more common to dress identical twins in the same outfits, but even modern mothers sometimes like to do so. |
Identical twins are genetically identical, having developed from a single fertizied egg. Identical twins (monozygotic) result when a single fertilized egg splits after conception. The resulting twins are the same gender and genetically alike, with similar foot and hand prints, but different fingerprints and teeth marks. The egg then splits into two genetically identical halves. They share 100 percent of their genes. Differences can devekoped based on diet, life experiences, enviroment and other factors. There can be differences such as variation in freckle patterns. Studies have shown that even twins raised apart exhibit remarkable similarity. As a result, identical twins have to be either brothers or sisters, but not one of each mixed genders. Many mothers liked to dress their twins identically, especially at younger ages. Some twins even dressed identically as teenagers, although this was less common. We note twins dressed alike at both in the 19th and 20th centuries. An example in the 19th century was the Gulick brothers, probably in the 1880s. Here we see boys in the 20th century, probably in the 1990s.
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