Identical twins are syngenic with similar chromosomal contents. Natural clones are those who possess identical chromosomes. Fill up with the suitable word given in the brackets.
a) Identical twins are ............ (natural clones/ induced clones).
b) Identical twins are .......... (dissimilar to each other/similar to each other).

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(a) The answer is natural clones. The identical twins are produced by the breaking of the single zygote into two. The individuals are exact copies of each other and are called as natural clones.
(b) The answer is similar to each other. The identical twins are produced by the breaking of the single zygote into two. The individuals are exact copies and similar to each other.

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