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Fraternal twins are also known as _____ twins because they come from two eggs that were separately fertilized.

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'dizygotic' twins

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Two separate eggs (ova) are fertilised by two separate sperm, resulting in fraternal or 'dizygotic' (two-cell) twins.

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