clockwork_octopus@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 måneder sidenWhy don't we refer to twins and triples as a litter?message-squaremessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWhy don't we refer to twins and triples as a litter?clockwork_octopus@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 måneder sidenmessage-square23fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareomgarm@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 måneder sidenIdentical twins should be called clones.
minus-squareabbadon420@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 måneder sidenThey’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-up0·5 måneder sidenSo 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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