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Twin Satellites
Twins are two offspring produced by the same pregnancy.MedicineNet > Definition of Twin Last Editorial Review: 19 June 2000 Twins can be either ''monozygotic'' ('identical'), meaning that they develop from one zygote, which splits and forms two embryos, or ''dizygotic'' ('non-identical' or 'fraternal'), meaning that each twin develops from a separate egg and each egg is fertilized by its own sperm cell. Since identical twins develop from one zygote, they will share the same sex, while fraternal twins may or may not. In very rare cases, fraternal or (semi-) identical twins can have the same mother and different fathers (superfecundation, heteropaternal superfecundation). In contrast, a fetus that develops alone in the uterus, womb (the much more common case in humans) is called a ''singleton'', and the general term for one offspring of a multiple birth is a ''multiple''. Unrelated look-alikes whose resemblance parallels that of twins are referred to as doppelgänger. Statistics T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mauch Twins
William John Mauch (July 6, 1921 – September 29, 2006) and his identical twin brother, Robert Joseph Mauch (July 6, 1921 – October 15, 2007), were child actors in the 1930s. They had starring roles in the 1937 film ''The Prince and the Pauper (1937 film), The Prince and the Pauper'', based on the The Prince and the Pauper, 1881 novel of the same name by Mark Twain. Early life Billy and Bobby were born in Peoria, Illinois, Peoria, Illinois, to Felix, an employee of the Toledo, Peoria & Western Railroad and Marguerite Mauch, née Burley. Billy was older than Bobby by ten minutes. They began singing and acting in radio at the age of seven and later appeared in print advertisements before signing a contract with Warner Bros. Career After moving with their mother to Hollywood in 1935, Billy was cast as the young title character in the film ''Anthony Adverse'' because he resembled Fredric March, who was to play Adverse as an adult. His brother Bobby was his stand-in for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
