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identical twins

twins with the same genes, that grew from one zygote that split into two
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identical twins

Summary

identical twins ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (351 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • identical twins is a type of twins[2].
  • identical twins's Commons category is recorded as Identical twins[3].
  • identical twins is the opposite of fraternal twins[4].
  • identical twins comprises identical sibling[5].
  • identical twins's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Identical twins[6].
  • identical twins's has list is recorded as list of identical twins[7].
  • identical twins's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'gl', 'text': 'xemelgas idénticas'}[8].
  • identical twins's male form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'gl', 'text': 'xemelgos idénticos'}[9].

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Definition and Type

identical twins is a type of twins[2]. It is the opposite of fraternal twins[4].

Use and Application

identical twins comprises identical sibling[5].

Why It Matters

identical twins ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (351 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2h ago · StarTrekker · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → identical sibling
    Subclass of → twins
    Instance of → Q139968950
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q139968950]]"
  2. 5h ago · StarTrekker · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → identical sibling
    Wikidata description → twins with the same genes, that grew from one zygote that split into two
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P527]]: [[Q116972147]]"
  3. 9d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Opposite of → fraternal twins
    Has part(s) → identical sibling
    Has list → list of identical twins
    Has parts → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|5 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 24322, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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