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Old February 06, 2017, 08:19 AM
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Gemelos son idénticos y mellizos no, ¿verdad? ¿O viceversa?
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Yes, in popular parlance.

But if you want to be precise, you talk of "gemelos idénticos" and "gemelos fraternos".
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"Gemelos idénticos" and "gemelos fraternos".
Right, got it! I'd always thought that there had to be a clearer, more precise way to distinguish the two - and now I know!

Basically it's the same as the English 'identical' twins and 'fraternal' twins'.

DOH!
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Yo he leído esto:
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Los mellizos provienen de dos óvulos diferentes; tienen dos placentas y dos bolsas. Los bebés pueden ser del mismo o de diferente sexo.

En cambio, los gemelos se generan por la división espontánea de un embrión único, generado a partir de un solo óvulo. Siempre son del mismo sexo e idénticos. Pueden compartir una sola placenta, o tener dos diferentes, y compartir una sola bolsa, o tener cada uno la suya propia.
Pero a beneficio de inventario.
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