English Explanatory Dictionary

homozygous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of an organism in which both copies of a given gene have the same allele

Pronunciation

/ˌhəʊməʊˈzaɪɡəs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Denendaden-homozygous.wav

Word forms

homozygous more homozygous most homozygous

Etymology

From homo- + -zygous.

Related words

allozygosity allozygote allozygotic allozygous autozygosity autozygote autozygotic autozygous dizygosity dizygote dizygotic dizygous hemizygosity hemizygote hemizygotic hemizygous heterozygosity heterozygote heterozygotic heterozygous heterozygousness homozygosity homozygote homozygotic monozygosity monozygote monozygotic monozygous nullizygosity nullizygote nullizygotic nullizygous zygosity zygote zygotic

Derived words

dihomozygous homozygously homozygousness nonhomozygous pseudohomozygous
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