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Twins: Two by two
By Dr Penny Munn,
Nursery World,
3 January 2002
You can respect twin children's characteristics while treating the two of them as unique individuals. Dr Penny Munn gives advice for sensitive double dealing
You can respect twin children's characteristics while treating the two of them as unique individuals. Dr Penny Munn gives advice for sensitive double dealing There are two different kinds of twins. Non-identical, or fraternal, twins result from a double fertilisation; identical twins result from an embryo splitting after conception. Non-identical twins are no more alike than ordinary siblings; identical twins are completely alike, genetically speaking. Most twins are non-identical. Since 1980, the number of twin births...
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