Rhonda J. Pomerantz, MD is a practicing Dermatologist (Skin Specialist) in New York, NY. Dr. Pomerantz graduated from New York University School of Medicine in 1989 and has been in practice for 28 years. She completed a residency at Suny Health Science Center. Dr. Pomerantz also specializes in Internal Medicine.
Identical twins form when one egg has been fertilised by one sperm and the zygote splits into two. This happens at the very earliest stage of development, when the zygote is no more than a cluster of a few cells.
My hubby and me were discussing this and now i am all freaked out, he says its real common to have twins born up to two hours apart :o OMG but my bro and sis were 25 mins apart so i was wondering how far a[art all your twins was so i can get an idea of the so called norm. Helpful (3)