Sentences with phrase «between fraternal twins»

Sex - and zygosity - specific mean values of handgrip strength, height, weight, body mass index, and waist circumference were highly comparable between fraternal twins of opposite sex and fraternal twins of same sex.

«If the similarity between identical twins is larger than the similarity between fraternal twins, it is a very good indication that genetic factors may play a role,» Li said.

Not exact matches

Are there differences in readiness between identical and fraternal twins?

The generally accepted multiple birth rates are based on all twins and do not distinguish between monozygotic (identical) and multizygotic (fraternal) twins.

What are some other considerations because I think I've heard about different situations between fraternal versus identical or some special kind of unique needs of twins that we should be considering as well?

Genetically speaking, the relationship between a pair of fraternal twins is the same as between ordinary brothers and sisters.

«The assumption here is that known genetic variation between fraternal and identical twins can be leveraged to study how genetic variation influences patterns of observable behavior.

By comparing identical twins (who share all their genes) and fraternal twins (who share on average half of the genes that typically vary between people), the researchers were also able to determine the extent to which the ability to recognise faces is inherited.

A recent study has shown that, if one identical twin has ASD, the likelihood of the other twin having it is between 77 and 99 percent; for fraternal twins, the likelihood is 22 to 65 percent.

Twins, on the other hand, takes place in Downtown Los Angeles in 1988 and follows the blossoming bond between Julius, a strong intelligent South Pacific islander, and his estranged fraternal twin brother, Vincent, a schlubby low - life in debt to a violent loan shark.

By comparing the correlations of Grit - S and Big Five scores between identical twins (who share the same family environment and 100 percent of their genes) and fraternal twins (who share the same family environment but only 50 percent of their genes) estimates of genetic vs. shared environment contributions can be derived.

The story highlights the close partnership between two fraternal twin Soul Reapers, Matsuri Kudo and her brother Fujimaru.

[1] He studied for the priesthood at the Immaculate Conception Preparatory Seminary in Brooklyn between 1947 and 1952 before leaving to join his fraternal twin brother, David John Flavin, and enlist in the United States Air Force.

The discovery that concordance (similarity between siblings) for divorce among adults is higher among identical than fraternal twins suggests that genes may predispose some people to engage in behaviors that increase the risk of divorce.58 If parents» personality traits and other genetically transmitted predispositions are causes of single parenthood as well as childhood problems, then the apparent effects on children of growing up with a single parent are spurious.