How are twins (identical/fraternal) born?

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Does the mother really carry two babies at once?

I can understand the capacity of the womb being that great, the human body’s a magnificent thing, but the idea is just so counterintuitive I wonder whether it’s actually possible for a womb to extend THAT far.

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Twins occur due to an extremely late split in the firtilised egg. The egg splits in two with both halves remaining fertile. If the split occurs earlier after firtilisation the twins are more likely fraternal

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