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homozygote
[ hoh-muh-zahy-goht, -zig-oht, hom-uh- ]
noun
, Biology.
- an organism with identical pairs of genes with respect to any given pair of hereditary characters, and therefore breeding true for that character.
homozygote
/ -zɪ-; -ˈzɪɡ-; ˌhɒm-; ˌhəʊməʊˈzaɪɡəʊt; ˌhəʊməʊzaɪˈɡɒtɪk; ˌhɒm- /
noun
- See heterozygotean animal or plant that is homozygous and breeds true to type Compare heterozygote
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Derived Forms
- homozygotic, adjective
- ˌhomozyˈgosis, noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of homozygote1
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