"Twins, Dizygotic" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Two offspring from the same PREGNANCY. They are from two OVA, fertilized at about the same time by two SPERMATOZOA. Such twins are genetically distinct and can be of different sexes.
| Descriptor ID |
D014429
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.438.873.920
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| Concept/Terms |
Twins, Dizygotic- Twins, Dizygotic
- Dizygotic Twin
- Dizygotic Twins
- Twin, Dizygotic
- Twins, Fraternal
- Fraternal Twin
- Fraternal Twins
- Twin, Fraternal
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2007 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Twins, Dizygotic" by people in Profiles.
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Activity level in the lab: Overlap with shyness indicates it is more than pure motoric activity. Dev Psychol. 2017 09; 53(9):1611-1619.
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Bigger families fare better: a novel method to estimate rater contrast effects in parental ratings on ADHD symptoms. Behav Genet. 2012 Nov; 42(6):875-85.
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Genetic analysis of reaction time variability: room for improvement? Psychol Med. 2013 Jun; 43(6):1323-33.
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Separation of genetic influences on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder symptoms and reaction time performance from those on IQ. Psychol Med. 2010 Jun; 40(6):1027-37.
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Hyperactive-impulsive symptom scores and oppositional behaviours reflect alternate manifestations of a single liability. Behav Genet. 2009 Sep; 39(5):447-60.
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Level of functioning in autism spectrum disorders: phenotypic congruence among affected siblings. J Autism Dev Disord. 2008 Jul; 38(6):1019-27.
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Mutagen sensitivity and genetic variants in nucleotide excision repair pathway: genotype-phenotype correlation. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2007 Oct; 16(10):2065-71.
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Expression of beta-cell autoimmunity does not differ between potential dizygotic twins and siblings of patients with type 1 diabetes. J Autoimmun. 2004 Nov; 23(3):275-9.
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Are genetic influences on peptic ulcer dependent or independent of genetic influences for Helicobacter pylori infection? Arch Intern Med. 2000 Jan 10; 160(1):105-9.
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Birth weight and age at menopause in Australian female twin pairs: exploration of the fetal origin hypothesis. Hum Reprod. 2000 Jan; 15(1):55-9.