Why Do So Many Identical Twins Think They’re Fraternal?
By Christina Baglivi Tinglof
It’s a phenomenon that baffles many twin researchers: Why do so many twins think they’re fraternal (DZ) when in fact they’re identical (MZ)?
For starters, many identical twins and their families are very in tune to their physical and social differences–however subtle–rather than their greater similarities. They believe that if one is more outgoing or an inch taller, for instance, this is proof enough to classify them as fraternal because…aren’t all identical twins identical?
Well, no...
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