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When a cluster of cells in the ovum splits off within the first two weeks after fertilization and forms two nearly identical zygotes,the result is __________.

A) monozygotic twins
B) quadruplets
C) dizygotic twins
D) premature birth

Monozygotic Twins

Twins who develop from a single fertilized egg, making them genetically identical.

Dizygotic Twins

Also known as fraternal twins, these are siblings born at the same time but developed from two different eggs fertilized by two different sperm cells.

  • Explain the process of twin development and the difference between monozygotic and dizygotic twins.
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