semi-identical
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]semi-identical (not comparable)
- (of twins) Being the result of two sperm cells fertilizing a single egg, which then splits into two embryos, sharing all of the mother's genetic material but only half of the father's.
- (of twins) Being the result of two sperm cells each fertilizing a split egg, where one fertilizes the major egg body and another fertilizes the minor polar body.
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[edit]Translations
[edit]result of two sperm cells entering one embryo
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