clockwork_octopus@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoWhy don't we refer to twins and triples as a litter?message-squaremessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up1110arrow-down18file-text
arrow-up1102arrow-down1message-squareWhy don't we refer to twins and triples as a litter?clockwork_octopus@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square27fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareomgarm@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down3·1 year agoIdentical twins should be called clones.
minus-squareabbadon420@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·1 year agoThey’re not clones though. For one, a clone has one parent and it’s dna is identical to it’s parent. Twins have two parents and their dna is only identical to each other.
minus-squareIWantToFuckSpez@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoSo they’re copies of each other?
Identical twins should be called clones.
They’re not clones though. For one, a clone has one parent and it’s dna is identical to it’s parent. Twins have two parents and their dna is only identical to each other.
So they’re copies of each other?
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