A patient at the obstetric office has just learned she is pregnant with dizygotic twins.What facts will the nurse include when educating this patient?
A) Dizygotic twins are the same sex.
B) Dizygotic twins share a placenta.
C) Dizygotic pregnancies tend to repeat in families.
D) Dizygotic twins have separate chorions.
E) Dizygotic twin incidence decreases with maternal age.

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Dizygotic twins tend to repeat in families and have separate chorions.They can be the same sex or different sexes and have their own placenta.Incidence increases with maternal age.

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