Twin

I am an identical twin. Whether I am in school or at the supermarket, I always notice the creepy stares as well as the following: “Who’s older? Which one are you? Do you like being a twin? Am I seeing double?” How does one go about answering questions such as these? I’ve always had an identical twin, an exact copy of my genetic make-up, and people have never ceased to be amazed by this. I have trained myself to answer these questions and yes, I love being a twin. I always have a friend by my…

Thirty- Two out of 1000 people in the world are twins. I am one of those 32 people. Some people think that just because you’re twins you have some type of twin telepathy. Sadly it is not true, well at least with my brother and I. People always ask “ what’s it like, being a twin?” Honestly it is just like having any other siblings. Except you share a birthday, and for some that’s a big no. That’s one of the things they cherish being the only child born on that day. I don’t have any other siblings…

Identical twins are when one egg separates and becomes two. However because their genes are the same they will still lead same lives. As is the case with this article: Twins can be freaky, but we all understand why they're so disturbingly alike: Not only do they share the same DNA, but they also tend to grow up surrounded by the same people, playing with the same toys, and doing the same activities. They were most likely traumatized by the same cartoons and disappointed by the same birthday…

Monozygotic twins reared apart appear to be similar not just in looks but also in psychology and personality despite growing up apart, according to the study conducted by Bouchard and Lykken. A group of monozygotic reared apart twins underwent a week of intensive psychological and physiological tests including personality trait scales, attitude and occupational interest inventories, and intelligence tests. To assess the similarity of their family resources, participants were asked to fill out…

What are the general findings of identical twins separated at birth? Identical twins separated at birth are not only in looks, they similar in behaviors throughout life, good or bad grades, use or non-use of alcohol, use or nonuse of illegal drugs, and type of family they get as adults. The text states that studies "clearly show that MZ (monozygotic) twins were far more similar in the traits of criminality." (Schram, & Tibbetts, 2014, p. 112) What implications do these findings have for the…

Twins: Born Together, Raised Apart Twins often have similar characteristics that go beyond physical appearance. What would happen if a set of twins grew up apart; would their characteristics change based on their surroundings or would their genes keep them alike? The question is, "What is it that makes us who we really are: our life experiences or our DNA?" (npr.org) Through the years, scientists have done many studies on twins to see how much DNA affects personalities. Even though most…

The Birth of my Twins When the doctor told me that I was having twins I thought to myself; “Twins? Who? What? When? Where? Why?” I cried like a baby the moment I found out because I was a single mother and the father of my then only son, and now twins are not in our lives. He was incarcerated when I found out that I was pregnant which made him believe that they weren’t his. He was incarcerated without a bail and was facing some time, 3 - 5 years to be exact. I knew that the twins were his…

contribute to twins’ relationships is the appearance of both twins that appear as mirrored faces or almost close to identical faces that make a distinct separation between normal siblings and twins. In the book, Entwined Lives, author Nancy Segal demonstrates that twins that are identical or symmetrical-appearing have a close relationship because of the clear similarities in the physique and face of twins that lead misunderstandings in which in “Twins and families have long known that some twins…

There are many different types of twins in the world and they all function a little bit differently. Many cases of twins being separated at birth give us an inside look on the way nurture and nature affect twins as well. Twins appear one time in every thirty deliveries in the United States. More specifically, three in every one thousand for identical twins and over twenty in every one thousand for fraternal twins. Another type of twins is mirror twins, they appear point three percent of all…

Differences: The Minnesota study of Twins Reared Apart’ includes the studies of Bouchard, Lykken, McGue, Segal and Tellegen which reveals psychological differences between monozygotic twins who were nourished separately and together. This study is derived from the Minnesota study which has conducted research over monozygotic and dizygotic twins from around the world since 1979 (Bouchard, Lykken, McGue, Segal, Tellegen, 1990). The monozygotic twins are defined as twins developed from single egg…