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Zygosity Assessment by Self-Report; Research Reports; Human Interest

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2012

Nancy L. Segal
Nancy L. Segal*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, California State University, United States of America. nsegal@Exchange.FULLERTON.EDU
*
*Address for correspondence: Nancy L. Segal, Department of Psychology, California State University, Fullerton, CA 92834, USA.

Abstract

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The research implications and personal perspectives associated with twins' and families' self-reports of zygosity are reviewed. This is followed by summaries of recent research reports including a possible first case of the freemartin effect in humans, twin-singleton comparisons of mental health in Japanese students and mechanisms associated with ART-induced monozygotic twinning. A look at twin stories in the media includes the extraordinary revival of an infant male twin, the career decision of a pair of MZ twin basketball players and the loss of a five-year-old triplet.

Type
News, Views & Comments
Information
Twin Research and Human Genetics , Volume 14 , Issue 1 , 01 February 2011 , pp. 104 - 108
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011