 Twins, Dizygotic
"Twins, Dizygotic" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Two offspring from the same PREGNANCY. They are from two OVA, fertilized at about the same time by two SPERMATOZOA. Such twins are genetically distinct and can be of different sexes.
| Descriptor ID |
D014429
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.438.873.920
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| Concept/Terms |
Twins, Dizygotic- Twins, Dizygotic
- Dizygotic Twin
- Dizygotic Twins
- Twin, Dizygotic
- Twins, Fraternal
- Fraternal Twin
- Fraternal Twins
- Twin, Fraternal
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1996 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 1997 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 1999 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 2000 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 2001 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2003 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2007 | 1 | 6 | 7 | | 2008 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2009 | 6 | 4 | 10 | | 2010 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2011 | 1 | 6 | 7 | | 2012 | 1 | 5 | 6 | | 2013 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2015 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2018 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2025 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Twins, Dizygotic" by people in Profiles.
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Flammer ER, Christopher MW, Powers ER, Broncucia H, Steck AK, Gitelman SE, Garrett TJ, Ismail HM. Serum Metabolomics Reveals Potential Differences in Gut Microbiota-Associated Metabolites in Twins Discordant for Type 1 Diabetes. Diabetes. 2025 Nov 01; 74(11):1957-1963.
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Gustavson DE, Borriello GA, Karhadkar MA, Rhee SH, Corley RP, Rhea SA, DiLalla LF, Wadsworth SJ, Friedman NP, Reynolds CA. Stability of general cognitive ability from infancy to adulthood: A combined twin and genomic investigation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025 May 27; 122(21):e2426531122.
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Paulich KN, Stallings MC. Investigating Trivariate Associations Between Risky Sexual Behavior, Internalizing Problems, and Externalizing Problems: A Twin Study. Behav Genet. 2024 11; 54(6):456-471.
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Matherne CE, Qi B, Rhee SH, Stallings MC, Corley RP, Hewitt JK, Munn-Chernoff MA. Shared Genetic Influences Between Loss-of-Control Eating and Body Mass Index in Adolescent Twins. Int J Eat Disord. 2024 Oct; 57(10):2128-2134.
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Bell TR, Beck A, Gillespie NA, Reynolds CA, Elman JA, Williams ME, Gustavson DE, Lyons MJ, Neale MC, Kremen WS, Franz CE. A Traitlike Dimension of Subjective Memory Concern Over 30 Years Among Adult Male Twins. JAMA Psychiatry. 2023 07 01; 80(7):718-727.
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Maes HHM, Lapato DM, Schmitt JE, Luciana M, Banich MT, Bjork JM, Hewitt JK, Madden PA, Heath AC, Barch DM, Thompson WK, Iacono WG, Neale MC. Genetic and Environmental Variation in Continuous Phenotypes in the ABCD Study®. Behav Genet. 2023 02; 53(1):1-24.
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Silventoinen K, Li W, Jelenkovic A, Sund R, Yokoyama Y, Aaltonen S, Piirtola M, Sugawara M, Tanaka M, Matsumoto S, Baker LA, Tuvblad C, Tynelius P, Rasmussen F, Craig JM, Saffery R, Willemsen G, Bartels M, van Beijsterveldt CEM, Martin NG, Medland SE, Montgomery GW, Lichtenstein P, Krueger RF, McGue M, Pahlen S, Christensen K, Skytthe A, Kyvik KO, Saudino KJ, Dubois L, Boivin M, Brendgen M, Dionne G, Vitaro F, Ullemar V, Almqvist C, Magnusson PKE, Corley RP, Huibregtse BM, Knafo-Noam A, Mankuta D, Abramson L, Haworth CMA, Plomin R, Bjerregaard-Andersen M, Beck-Nielsen H, Sodemann M, Duncan GE, Buchwald D, Burt SA, Klump KL, Llewellyn CH, Fisher A, Boomsma DI, Sørensen TIA, Kaprio J. Changing genetic architecture of body mass index from infancy to early adulthood: an individual based pooled analysis of 25 twin cohorts. Int J Obes (Lond). 2022 10; 46(10):1901-1909.
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Silventoinen K, Bogl LH, Jelenkovic A, Vuoksimaa E, Latvala A, Li W, Tan Q, Zhang D, Pang Z, Ordoñana JR, Sánchez-Romera JF, Colodro-Conde L, Willemsen G, Bartels M, van Beijsterveldt CEM, Rebato E, Corley RP, Huibregtse BM, Hopper JL, Tyler J, Duncan GE, Buchwald D, Silberg JL, Maes HH, Kandler C, Cozen W, Hwang AE, Mack TM, Nelson TL, Whitfield KE, Medda E, Nisticò L, Toccaceli V, Krueger RF, McGue M, Pahlen S, Martin NG, Medland SE, Montgomery GW, Heikkilä K, Derom CA, Vlietinck RF, Loos RJF, Magnusson PKE, Pedersen NL, Dahl Aslan AK, Hotopf M, Sumathipala A, Rijsdijk F, Siribaddana SH, Rose RJ, Sørensen TIA, Boomsma DI, Kaprio J. Educational attainment of same-sex and opposite-sex dizygotic twins: An individual-level pooled study of 19 twin cohorts. Horm Behav. 2021 11; 136:105054.
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Whisman MA, du Pont A, Rhee SH, Sbarra DA, Spotts EL, Lichtenstein P, Ganiban JM, Reiss D, Neiderhiser JM. Genetically informative analysis of the association between intimate relationship adjustment and health. Health Psychol. 2021 Aug; 40(8):546-555.
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Behrendt N, Galan HL. Fetal Growth in Multiple Gestations: Evaluation and Management. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. 2021 Jun; 48(2):401-417.
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