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There are identical twins out there whose parents confused one with the other and now they living their life with the name of the other sibling, never noticing because it doesn't make any difference. (feddit.de)
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[-] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That's not how identical twins are formed. An egg, fertilized from a single sperm, splits into two, creating two people with identical DNA. You're thinking of fraternal twins, where two separate eggs are fertilized by two separate sperm.

[-] Shunned_Marble4378@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago

wait what

[-] funkpandemic@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Normal: 1 egg + 1 sperm make 1 person

Identical twins: 1 egg + 1 sperm make 2 person

[-] MuffinHeeler@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Fraternal (non identical twins): 2 eggs + 2 sperms make 2 person

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

I edited my comment with more details at the same time you were responding. Check above.

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