This quiz can be used to discover the zygosity of your twin children. The results of this quiz have a 92% chance of correctly determining your twin children’s zygosity. If you would like to confirm their zygosity we recommend a DNA zygosity test.
The following questions ask how alike your twin children were when “about one year of age”. Please choose the most fitting answer for each question.
Were your twin children “as alike as two peas in a pod”?
- As alike as two peas in a pod
- Usual sibling similarity
- Quite different
Were they mixed up at that age?
- Yes, very often
- Now and then
- Never
By whom were they mixed up?
- Parents
- Relatives or neighbours
- Others
- Nobody
The answers for each question are numbered. Add the answer number for each of your chosen answers to get a score from 3 to 10. Use the final score to find out your twin children’s zygosity.
A final score of 3 to 6 indicates your twin children would be monozygotic.
A final score of 7 to 10 indicates your twin children would be dizygotic.
