clockwork_octopus@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoWhy don't we refer to twins and triples as a litter?message-squaremessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up1109arrow-down18file-text
arrow-up1101arrow-down1message-squareWhy don't we refer to twins and triples as a litter?clockwork_octopus@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square27fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareomgarmlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down3·4 months agoIdentical twins should be called clones.
minus-squareabbadon420@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·4 months 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-up4·4 months 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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