Part one of term paper
Of all multiple births, identical or fraternal twins are the most common occurring on average in two percent of all births. Identical twins develop from the division of a single fertilised ovum during its first stages resulting in twins being of the same sex and genetically identical. Their occurrence is random and not heredity unlike frate ...

Part two of term paper
... of their twinship, which once developed may cause self-image problems resulting in twins being so dependent upon each other that, in some cases, they cannot fall in love or marry (Mathias, 1992). It is important, therefore, to encourage individuality in, and a healthy relationship between, each twin from birth so that they will not experience individualisation problems (Siemon, 1980). According to Sandbank (1988), three main factors play roles in the development of twin individuality. These a ...