Zygosity (questionnaire)

The Zygosity questionnaire asks parents of twin pairs about the resemblance between the twins to determine whether the twin pair is mono- or dizygotic. This questionnaire consists of 10 questions: 6 items about physical similarities between the twin and 4 items about confusion in identifying the twins by parents and others.

In L-CID, the Zygosity Diagnosis Questionnaire consisted of 5 main items with subitems. It aimed to determine the zygosity of the twins by asking parents about the zygosity of their twins (are they mono- or dizygotic) and to what extent they are alike physically. Missing DNA information was imputed with zygosity estimates derived from the Zygosity Diagnosis Questionnaire.

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  • Early Childhood Cohort

  • ECC - T1
  •   P1C P2C
    36 months - 5.0 years   From 2014-06-20 to 2015-12-08

  • ECC - T2
  •   P1C P2C
    4.0 - 6.0 years   From 2015-08-27 to 2016-10-21

  • Middle Childhood Cohort

  • MCC - T1
  •   P1C P2C
    7.0 - 9.0 years   From 2015-06-16 to 2016-08-27

    Mode of collection SelfAdministeredQuestionnaire
    Analysis unit Individual
    Instrument name Zygosity Diagnosis Questionnaire
    Measure name Zygosity questionnaire
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