identical twin
noun
: either member of a pair of twins that are produced from a single egg and who look exactly alike
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The Parent Trap proves that even after years apart, love has a funny way of finding its way home — sometimes with a little help from identical twins and a summer camp swap.
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Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Those with an identical twin with the disease have the highest risk—about one in two.
—Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
It had been established that identical twins are quite a bit more similar in their IQ than fraternal twins and that intelligence differences are heritable in a limited statistical sense.
—Eric Turkheimer, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2025
Part of the Wiggles connection was that his identical twin brother, John Pearce, is a current member of the Australian kids group.
—Charlie Vargas, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
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Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Those with an identical twin with the disease have the highest risk—about one in two.
—Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
It had been established that identical twins are quite a bit more similar in their IQ than fraternal twins and that intelligence differences are heritable in a limited statistical sense.
—Eric Turkheimer, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2025
Part of the Wiggles connection was that his identical twin brother, John Pearce, is a current member of the Australian kids group.
—Charlie Vargas, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Identical twin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/identical%20twin. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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