dizygotic
Key Facts
Abbreviation
DZ
Pronunciation
/ˌdaɪzaɪˈɡɒtɪk/
Category
Medical
Related Field
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Examples in Context
- A trait or disease is called heritable if monozygotic twins are more similar to each other than dizygotic(DZ) twins.
- Dizygotic twins arise from two separate eggs fertilized by two spermatozoa.
- In humans, blood group chimeras result from exchange of hematopoietic stem cells by dizygotic(DZ) twins in utero;
- Of, relating to, or being a twin developed from two separately fertilized ova; dizygotic(DZ).
- Of, relating to, or being a twin developed from two separately fertilized ova; dizygotic(DZ). Monozygotic twins, on the other hand, arise from the same fertilized egg.
Other meanings of DZ
Algeria
Regional
Doze
Internet
Drop Zone
Gov
Digital Zoom
Misc
Detroit Zoo
Business
Discovery Zone
Business
Delta Zeta
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Bhutani
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Dread Zeppelin
Community
Dotted Zero
Misc