monozygotic

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
MZ
Pronunciation
/ˌmɒnoʊzaɪˈɡɒtɪk/
Category
Medical
Related Field
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Examples in Context

  1. A trait or disease is called heritable if monozygotic(MZ) twins are more similar to each other than dizygotic twins.
  2. This hypothesis fits well with the long established cause of the most common form of natural monozygotic(MZ) twins.
  3. Epigenetics and Its New Progress in Monozygotic Twins
  4. Monozygotic twins-Twins resulting from the division of a fertilized egg.
  5. In addition, more information about the cause of monozygotic(MZ) twins could be collected in the future by a straightforward check of the numbers of placentas and sacs when the babies are born.

Other meanings of MZ