If they were not then they would not be called identical twins!
Identical twins are formed from a single egg that splits into two. Fraternal twins are formed from two separate eggs that are both separately fertilized. So identical twins have identical DNA, and fraternal twins do not.
Twins are not necessarily identical. They can be fraternal as well. Identical twins result when one fertilized egg splits in two. Fraternal twins result from two fertilized eggs.
They are twins!
There is no simple answer to this question because the genders of children depend on the parents genes and age and so are not independent events. Also, the probabilities of the two genders are not equal. Further, some of the children may be identical twins or triplets. Assuming, however, that the genders are independent, the answer is 0.3872, approx.
Identical Twins are the result of a single fertilized egg spliting in two producing two genetically identical children. Fraternal twins are the result of the mother producing two eggs each fertilized by a different sperm from the father. This can result in opposite sex twins.
Yes. Conjoined twins are always identical (monozygotic) twins, and identical twins are always the same sex.There is a theoretical case where identical twins could be opposite genders, when the babies are female but in one of the females, a branch of one X chromosome breaks away; however, I don't believe this has ever been observed.
fraternal twins have two different chromosomes
No. All identical twins are the same sex. Judith and Hamnet were opposite sexes, and so were fraternal twins.
They can be. While identical twins always have to be the same gender, fraternal twins usually are not. However this is not always the case. Identical twins occur because they inhabit the same egg. Fraternal twins because two eggs were fertilized at the same time. So fraternal twins could be the same gender, but usually they are of the opposite gender.
because fraternal twins (non-identical) are just like any other siblings. Their genders have no connection with each other.
The DNA of identical twins and of clones is, apart from random, environmentally produced mutations, 100% identical. The only difference is that clones are produced on purpose through advanced bioengineering techniques while identical twins happen as an accident of nature. Identical twins are, in a sense, natural clones.
Twins who are not identical are called fraternal twins. They develop from two separate eggs fertilized by two different sperm cells. Fraternal twins can be of the same or different sexes and share about 50% of their genetic material, like any siblings.
Identical twins are formed from a single fertilized egg that splits into two embryos. Because they share the same genetic material, identical twins are always the same sex. Opposite-sex twins are typically fraternal twins, formed from two separate eggs fertilized by two different sperm.
some do but not always, the sprouse twins don't write with the same hand. cole writes with his left and Dylan writes with his right so it might be that twins write with the opposite hand.
Identical twins. Although horses sometimes have twins I'm not sure if they have identical twins.
If they were not then they would not be called identical twins!