Dizygotic twins, or fraternal twins, make up the majority of the twins we see, at about 70% of twins. In North America this type of twinning occurs in about 12 of every 1000 pregnancies.
Monozygotic twins, or identical twins, make up about 30% of the twins we see. This occurs in about 3 of every1000 pregnancies.
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