Twins:
Twins are the two babies which are born on the same pregnancy. It is also called monozygotic. There are two types of twins such as: identical or monozygotic and non-identical or dizygotic twins.
Clones:
Clones are the process by which exact genetic copies of an organism is made. DNA is also identical. Clones occur in human beings as identical twins.
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Definition (www.oxforddictionaries.com) | One of two children or animals born at the same birth | An organism or cell, or group of organisms or cells, produced asexually from one ancestor or stock, to which they are genetically identical |
Synonyms | Bifacial, bifold, carbon copy, close copy, dual | Duplicate, reproduction, look-alike, replication , ringer |
Word origin | The word twin was originated from Late Old English twinn ‘double’, from twi- ‘two’; related to Old Norse tvinnr. Current verb senses date from late Middle English. | The word clone was originated from Early 20th century: from Greek klōn ‘twig’. |
Result | Identical twins are a result of a zygote splitting into two. | Clones are a result of DNA implantation of a donor into a foreign egg. |
Activity | Random occurrence. | Artificially created. |
Age | Twins are the same age. | The clone is younger than the donor. |
Formation | Twins are formed by using chromosomes from both the mother and the father’s cells. | Clones are developed from a single somatic cell taken from the mother. |
Results | The twins could be either females or males. | The somatic cell clone does not have a Y chromosome and are almost always females. |
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