fraternal twin

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If one fraternal twin is autistic, the chance that the other twin is also autistic is about 20%, or about the same as it would be for a nontwin sibling.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025

The results were consistent across both identical and fraternal twin pairs.

From Science Daily • May 8, 2024

Alok and his fraternal twin brother, Bhaskar who’s also a professional DJ and producer, learned how to spin records as children.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 2, 2023

Mr. Cameron introduced her to his three college friends who were also his roommates, and Ms. Graves introduced him to her fraternal twin sister, Kristin Graves, with whom she shared her apartment.

From New York Times • Jun. 3, 2022

Like A-block, its fraternal twin, B-block was a massive structure.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover