whats the difference between maternal and paternal, and fraternal?

Question

Im not even sure if I spelt it right, but if anybody knows, that'd be nice.

in relating to twins, I mean...if there are any relations to all of them.

Answer 1

There are 2 basic types of twins. They are considered identical or fraternal. Fraternal twins result when 2 eggs are released at the same time and are fertilized by 2 different sperm. The similarities of these 2 babies can be quite alike or very different, just like other siblings. Identical twins occur when one egg is released and fertilized but splits into 2. If the egg splits first and both halves are fertilized by 2 different sperm, something called "polar body" twinning results. These twins are half identical. The terms maternal and paternal do not have any connection to twin births.

Answer 2

Maternal-mother
Paternal-father
Fraternal-brother

Answer 3

Maternal is dealing with the mother or the mother's blood line.
Paternal is dealing with the father...
Fraternal is usually used to describe twins from separate eggs.

Answer 4

Yes as others have said, Maternal is the Mother, who is the Matriach of the family and Paternal is the Father, and he is the Patriach of the Family, and Fraternal can mean Brother but when refering to Fraternal Twins:


Fraternal twins
Fraternal twins (commonly known as "non-identical twins") usually occur when two fertilised eggs are implanted in the uterine wall at the same time. The two eggs form two zygotes, and these twins are therefore also known as dizygotic as well as "biovular" twins. When two eggs are independently fertilised by two different sperm cells, fraternal twins result.

Dizygotic twins, like any other siblings, have an extremely small chance of having the exact same chromosome profile. Like any other siblings, fraternal twins may look very similar, particularly given that they are the same age. However, fraternal twins may also look very different from each other. They may be a different sex or the same sex. The same holds true for brothers and sisters from the same parents, meaning that fraternal twins are simply brothers and/or sisters who happen to have the same age.

Studies show that there is a genetic basis for fraternal twinning. However, it is only the female partner that has any influence on the chances of having fraternal twins as the male cannot make her release more than one ovum. Fraternal twinning ranges from 1 or 2 per thousand births in Japan (similar to the rate of identical twins) to 14 and more per thousand in some African states.[citation needed]

Fraternals are also more common for older mothers, with twinning rates doubling in mothers over the age of 35.[citation needed] With the advent of technologies and techniques to assist women in getting pregnant, the rate of fraternals has increased markedly. For example, in New York City's Upper East Side there were 3,707 twin births in 1995; there were 4,153 in 2003; and there were 4,655 in 2004. Triplet births have also risen, from 60 in 1995 to 299 in 2004.

Answer 5

In order:
maternal - of or having to with the mother
paternal - of or having to with the father
fraternal - of or having to with brothers or siblings

Answer 6

Mater is Latin for Mother (that's why pregnant women wear Maternity clothes)

Pater is Latin for Father (that's why they have Paternity tests to prove the father)

Frater is Latin for Brother (that's why there are Fraternities in College) The term FRATERNAL is also extended to twins that aren't identical. Even if one or both are girls they call them Fraternal twins.

Answer 7

Maternal refers to mother, Paternal refers to fathers and Fraternal refers to brothers

Answer 8

Maternal is mother side of the family.
Paternal is father side of the family.
Fraternal is twins developed from separate fertilized eggs (ova) can be two girls, two boys or a girl and a boy twin.
Identical twins develop from the same fertilized egg split in half. Will have the same gender two girls or two boys.

Answer 9

Maternal, is the mother of the childs side of the family, Paternal is the father of the childs side of the family, and fraternal is when twins dont look alike.

Answer 10

Fraternal twins are whilst 2 eggs are fertilized on the comparable time, and the two stay to tell the story. i've got in no way heard of paternal twins, quite on condition that "paternal" ability "fatherly." you are able to nicely be questioning of same twins. it particularly is the place a fertilized egg splits. because of the fact the single fertilized egg had each and every of the comparable DNA, a similar twins would be purely alike additionally. Fraternal twins can be fairly diverse, even a boy and female, because of the fact the DNA they gained is diverse.