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di·zy·got·ic

(dī′zī-gŏt′ĭk) or di·zy·gous (dī-zī′gəs)

adj.

Derived from two separately fertilized eggs. Used especially of fraternal twins.

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dizygotic

(ˌdaɪzaɪˈɡɒtɪk)

adj

(of twins) developed from two separately fertilized eggs

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di•zy•got•ic

(ˌdaɪ zaɪˈgɒt ɪk)

also di•zy•gous

(daɪˈzaɪ gəs)

adj.

developed from two fertilized ova, as fraternal twins.

[1925–30]

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dizygotic - derived from two separately fertilized eggs; "dizygotic twins"

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Most recently, a study comparing AD in identical and fraternal twins demonstrated concordance rates of up to 0.86 in monozygotic and 0.41 in dizygotic pairs, providing clear evidence for a genetic predisposition to AD.

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In contrast to adoption studies, classical comparison of Monozygotic (MZ) and Dizygotic (DZ) twin studies assume that within-family environmental factors are controlled by gene dosage.

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Genetic factors are considered to play a prominent role in disease onset as higher concordance rates in monozygotic twins than in dizygotic twins and familial clustering of patients with PBC has been demonstrated in family and population studies [11-16].

Genetic Contribution to the Pathogenesis of Primary Biliary Cholangitis

There are two basic types of twins: dizygotic (DZ), commonly referred to as fraternal twins, and monozygotic (MZ), referred to as identical twins.