How are twins are born

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Identical or monozygotic twins are formed when one egg is fertilized by one sperm which then divides into two separate embryos. ... Identical twins also share a placenta.

Non-identical or dizygotic twins form from two separate eggs being fertilised by two separate sperm.

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