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
Father Pavlo, an Orthodox priest, conducted the baptism for Nikol and her fraternal twin, Daniel — just in case the operation was not successful, Tkachuk said.
From Washington Post • Dec. 9, 2022
Inside, the restaurant resembled a fraternal twin of its former self.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 12, 2022
Not the shy girl with the tangled black hair in her face, but instead her fraternal twin brother.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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