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Queensland's semi-identical twins make history

Twins as seen in an ultrasound scan

Twins as seen in an ultrasound scan Source: Getty Images

Two Queensland twins have made history after becoming the first pair of semi-identical twins in the world to be identified during pregnancy.


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By Claudia Farhart

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Two Queensland twins have made history after becoming the first pair of semi-identical twins in the world to be identified during pregnancy.


Twins of their kind do not usually survive as embryos, making the now four-year-old siblings just the second set of semi-identical twins in the world.


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