Our aim was to study genome-wide DNA methylation and gene expression differences in SAT in monozygotic (MZ) twin pairs who are discordant for body mass index (BMI). This design completely matches ...

Also known as monozygotic twins because they develop from a single fertilized egg, identical twins have long been central to research on the relative effects of genes and environment—aka “nature ...

Most mirror twins actually fall into the category of identical twins. Identical twins are monozygotic, meaning they came from a single, fertilized egg that split into two and developed into two ...