Examines the progress made since 1936 when Dr Norma Ford Walker established a Twin Register: explains how fraternal and identical twins develop; shows a close examination of the placentas of twins; observes the behaviour of a set of identical twins; and concludes with a pair of identical twins separated shortly after birth reminiscing about their discovery of each other after twenty-four years. Suitable for middle and upper secondary levels.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
507148
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - Canada
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Family reunions
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Embryology, Human
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Genetics
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Genetics - Research
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Medical sciences
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Twins
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Genetics
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Genetics - Research
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Human biology
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)