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How identical twins are formed

Following the Kakamega twin puzzle that has drawn the attention of the entire country, we sought to delve deeper and understand how twins come about.

There are two types of twins – identical or monozygotic (one egg), and non-identical or dizygotic (two eggs) twins. 

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