semi-identical en · ADJ
Etymology
From semi- + identical.
Meanings
- (not-comparable, of twins) Being the result of two sperm cells fertilizing a single egg, which then splits into two embryos, sharing all of the mother's genetic material but only half of the father's.
- (not-comparable, of twins) Being the result of two sperm cells each fertilizing a split egg, where one fertilizes the major egg body and another fertilizes the minor polar body.
Coordinates
dizygotic · monozygotic · sesquizygotic
Translations (3)
pl seskwizygotyczny (result of two sperm cells entering one embryo) · eo duonidenta (result of two sperm cells entering one embryo) · da enægget med to spermier (result of two sperm cells entering one embryo)