sesquizygotic
Meaning
Adjective
- Describing twins which are "semi-identical", formed from one egg fertilised by two separate sperm.
- Describing twins which are semi-identical, formed from a split egg, where the major egg body and minor polar body are each fertilized by separate sperm.
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Origin
- From sesqui- + zygotic.
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