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a.
To determine:
The reason for Eq. 22.7 being true for the extreme case where
Introduction:
In some cases in a single pregnancy, two children are born. These children born in a single pregnancy are called twins. They can be monozygotic or dizygotic.
b.
To determine:
The reason for Eq. 22.7 being true for the extreme case where no phenotypic variations are caused because of genes.
Introduction:
Twins are those children that are born in the same pregnancy. If a single zygote splits into two to form two different embryos, then it is a case of monozygotic twins (MZ). On the other hand, if the embryos are formed by two fertilizations taking place in the same uterus, then the twins born are known as the dizygotic twins (DZ).
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