Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781337408332
Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 42, Problem 4CT

If an embryo splits at the two-cell stage, each of the resulting identical twins will have its own placenta. If such a split occurs near the time of implantation, the identical twins may shale a placenta. By contrast, fraternal twins never share placenta. Explain this difference between the two types of twins.

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