Epigenetic Status of Lebanese Dizygotic Twins

Authors

  • Paula Romanos Department of Biological Sciences, Beirut Arab University, Debbieh, Lebanon;
  • Jamilah Borjac Department of Biological Sciences, Beirut Arab University, Debbieh, Lebanon;

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46325/gabj.v5i1.180

Abstract

Lebanon is an eastern Mediterranean country with a small population of only 4 million (Abbas et al. 2020). It is characterized for its distinct human genetic, cultural, ethnic, and religious diversity (Haber et al. 2011). The average live twinning births rate in Lebanon is 18.9/1000 (Romanos & Borjac, 2018). Twins can be either monozygotic (MZ) or dizygotic (DZ). The difference between them is how they are formed during embryogenesis (Hoekstra et al. 2008). When a single sperm fertilizes a single egg, it splits then in two genetically identical twins (Xu et al. 2015). However, in fraternal twins case, separate eggs are fertilized by separate sperm to yield genetically different twins (Martino et al. 2013).

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Published

01/25/2021

How to Cite

Romanos , P., & Borjac , J. (2021). Epigenetic Status of Lebanese Dizygotic Twins. Genetics & Biodiversity Journal, 5(1), 1–3. https://doi.org/10.46325/gabj.v5i1.180

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (2021): v5i12021

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Short communication

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