Identical, or monozygotic, twins develop from the same fertilized egg that splits into two. These twins are the same sex and share the same genes. Sometimes called paternal twins, identical twins ...

When we think of identical twins, we often imagine mirror images — same face, same smile and perhaps even the same talents. But what surprises many is that these genetic carbon copies can have ...

When you’ve just had identical twins, it’s normal to spend a lot of time looking down at their squishy little bodies and analyzing every subtle way they differ from one another. Unlike fraternal twins ...

Sarah and Aimee Charlwood are identical twins who didn't spend a day apart until they were 16.Courtesy of Sarah Charlwood Sarah and Aimee Charlwood from Brisbane, Australia, are identical twins. They ...

"It was the happiest moment of my life." When Molly Sinert got her results back from a DNA test, she was left with more questions than answers. "I clicked on the close relative and I didn't understand ...

"It's awesome and they are so [cute] together." — -- In a happy coincidence, a pair of identical twins have given birth just 20 hours apart in the same hospital. Becky Pistone and her sister, ...

From Romulus and Remus—the myth of the twin brothers who founded the city of Rome—to the synchronized speech of Australia's "Twinnies" Paula and Brigette Powers, identical siblings have long inspired ...

In 2004, Michigan police found that DNA recovered from a crime scene matched that of Jerome Cooper, a notorious criminal. But what seemed like an open-and-shut case got complicated when the cops found ...