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Double Take: a noun a rapid or surprised second look, either literal or figurative, at a person or situation whose significance had not been completely grasped at first. Double Take (biscuit),which is a chocolate wafer biscuit sold by Sainsbury's in the UK. Which by the way, my sister and I love chocolate. As you view and read this page please enjoy the music as it encourages, entertains and uplifts...Also cllick on the videos provided for there is a word for you which gives an insite and a glimpse of who we are...    Double Take:Main Entry: double take Part of Speech: noun Definition: delayed reaction Synonyms: afterthought, arriere-pensee, esprit d'escalier, second thought. Identical twins: Identical twins have identical DNA but differing environmental influences throughout their lives affect which genes are switched on or off. This is called epigenetic modification. A study of 80 pairs of human twins ranging in age from three to 74 showed that the youngest twins have relatively few epigenetic differences. The number of epigenetic differences between identical twins increases with age. Fifty-year-old twins had over three times the epigenetic difference of three-year-old twins. Twins who had spent their lives apart (such as those adopted by two different sets of parents at birth) had the greatest difference.[12] However, certain characteristics become more alike as twins age, such as IQ and personality.[13][14] This phenomenon illustrates the influence of genetics in many aspects of human characteristics and behaviour.With identical twins, they seem to have similar processing skills.One of the benefits of being an identical twin is that there appears to be a mutual understanding between the two. Its almost as if you have a built-in best friend. "Twins love being twins", It's as if you have something special that most other people don't. While they do share a special bond, most twins also have friends independent of one another, as well as interests that the other may not share".Yet many identical twins speak of a close bond that exists for them. Segal has discovered that if one twin dies, the other twin feels this loss often more acutely than non-twin siblings do. For a twin, this is a companion who has been with them from birth and shares their genetic blueprint,she says. What is most helpful to these twins is talking to others who have lost a twin. There seems to be a sort of empathy that is difficult for any to understand, says Segal." My sister and I are Mirror Twins: Mirror Image Twins Identical (and mirror image) twins come from the one fertilised egg splitting into two whereas fraternal twins come from two different eggs being fertilized. If you are mirror image twins it means that you are also identical twins. Mirror image twins are created when the fertilised egg splits later (around day 9-12), any later than that and twins can be co-joined. Mirror Image twins have small mirror image differences but are actually genetically identical; this means you have the exact same DNA! Some parts of the body can be mirrored; but not the appendix or heart or other internal organs as far as we know. We have some examples of our own mirroring: We are opposite handed (Flame is left and Lake right) We tend to have mirror image dental problems Our cowlicks (tuft of hair at fringe) are on opposite sides Where people often have different size feet, with us the opposite foot is larger. We look very similar to each other but the resemblance is even stronger if we stand facing each other (as though in a mirror) rather than side by side; or get both of us facing into a mirror and things all start to look very confusing. Our finger prints don't seem to conform to being mirror image instead they are nearly identical (only one pair of fingers has any major difference) We often talk in semi-unison and finish off each other's sentences and we often know what the other person is saying with very few words - when other people have absolutely no idea what we're talking about. |
