fraternal twin
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The results were consistent across both identical and fraternal twin pairs.
From Science Daily • May 8, 2024
Urango is survived by his mother, Lisa; father, Joseph; younger brother, Noah; and fraternal twin brother, Marcus.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2024
Alok and his fraternal twin brother, Bhaskar who’s also a professional DJ and producer, learned how to spin records as children.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 2, 2023
Mr. Cameron introduced her to his three college friends who were also his roommates, and Ms. Graves introduced him to her fraternal twin sister, Kristin Graves, with whom she shared her apartment.
From New York Times • Jun. 3, 2022
Not the shy girl with the tangled black hair in her face, but instead her fraternal twin brother.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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