adjective
- Relating to or derived from two ova (eggs); specifically, designating twins that develop from two separate fertilized eggs.
Usage: medical/biological term; also called dizygotic
Examples
- Biovular twins are fraternal twins that come from two different eggs.
- The study examined genetic differences between biovular and monozygotic twins.
- Biovular twins can be of different sexes, unlike identical twins.
- Researchers used DNA testing to confirm the biovular nature of the twin pair.