clockwork_octopus@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years 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 · 2 years agomessage-square27fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareomgarm@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down3·2 years agoIdentical twins should be called clones.
minus-squareabbadon420@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·2 years 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-up4·2 years 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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