Sometimes twins can battle it out while in the womb, resulting in one of them just... disappearing. This is vanishing twin syndrome, and it's far more common than you may first think. 



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References & Further Reading



Twins & Pregnancy

https://www.genome.gov/genetics-glossary/identical-twins

https://www.twins.org.au/twins-and-families/about-twins/171-mirror-image-twins

https://www.nhs.uk/pregnancy/finding-out/pregnant-with-twins/

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/miscarriage/



Vanishing Twins

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK563220/#:~:text=Vanishing%20twin%20syndrome%2C%20as%20the,image%20of%20a%20vanishing%20twin.

https://time.com/4091210/chimera-twins/

https://www.livescience.com/teens-twin-found-inside-adbomen-fetus-in-fetu.html



Gestational Sac

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK551624/