homozygous

English

Etymology

From homo- +‎ -zygous.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌhəʊməʊˈzaɪɡəs/

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Adjective

homozygous (comparative more homozygous, superlative most homozygous)

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

Derived terms

• homozygously
• homozygousness

Related terms

• 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

 

Translations

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

• French: homozygote (fr)
• German: reinerbig (de), homozygot (de)
• Irish: homaisigeach
• Italian: omozigote (it)
• Maori: iraruarite
• Portuguese: homozigoto
• Spanish: homocigótico