fraternal twin
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If one fraternal twin is autistic, the chance that the other twin is also autistic is about 20%, or about the same as it would be for a nontwin sibling.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025
The results were consistent across both identical and fraternal twin pairs.
From Science Daily • May 8, 2024
Father Pavlo, an Orthodox priest, conducted the baptism for Nikol and her fraternal twin, Daniel — just in case the operation was not successful, Tkachuk said.
From Washington Post • Dec. 9, 2022
Saharsh’s favorite pastime is quizzing his fraternal twin sister, Deetya Sai Vuppala, about interesting words.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2022
Like A-block, its fraternal twin, B-block was a massive structure.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
