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Meaning of HOMOZYGOUS

Pronunciation:  `howmu'zIgus

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  (genetics) having identical alleles at corresponding chromosomal loci; "these two fruit flies are homozygous for red eye color"
 
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 Antonyms: heterozygous
 

 

 

Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: Containing two copies of the same allele. Compare heterozygous
 
Glossary
 
 Definition: 
  1. having two like alleles of a particular gene; homozygous dominant when the allele is dominant and homozygous recessive when the allele is recessive.
 

 

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