homozygous

English

Etymology

From homo- +‎ -zygous.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌhəʊməʊˈzaɪɡəs/

Adjective

homozygous (comparative more homozygous, superlative most homozygous)

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

Derived terms

homozygousness

Related terms

Terms related to homozygous

allozygosity
allozygote
allozygotic
allozygous
autozygosity
autozygote
autozygotic
autozygous
dizygosity

monozygous
nullizygosity
nullizygote
nullizygotic
nullizygous
zygosity
zygote
zygotic

Translations

of an organism in which both copies of a given gene have the same allele

French: homozygote (fr)
German: reinerbig (de)
Irish: homaisigeach

Italian: omozigote (it)
Portuguese: homozigoto
Spanish: homocigótico

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