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ho⋅mo⋅zy⋅gous

  [hoh-muh-zahy-guhs, hom-uh-]
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–adjective Biology.
1. having identical pairs of genes for any given pair of hereditary characteristics.
2. of or pertaining to a homozygote.
Also, ho⋅mo⋅zy⋅got⋅ic  [hoh-moh-zahy-got-ik, hom-oh-] .

Origin:
1900–05; homo- + Gk -zygos; see zygo-, -ous

Related forms:
ho⋅mo⋅zy⋅gos⋅i⋅ty  [hoh-moh-zahy-gos-i-tee, -zi-, hom-oh-] , noun
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ho·mo·zy·gous   (hō'mō-zī'gəs, -mə-, hŏm'ə-)   
adj.  Having the same alleles at a particular gene locus on homologous chromosomes.
ho'mo·zy·gos'i·ty (-gŏs'ĭ-tē) n., ho'mo·zy'gous·ly adv.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ho·mo·zy·gos·i·ty
Pronunciation: -'gäs-&t-E
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
: the state of being homozygous

Main Entry: ho·mo·zy·gous
Pronunciation: -'zI-g&s
Function: adjective
: having the two genes at corresponding loci on homologouschromosomes identical for one or more loci —compare HETEROZYGOUS —ho·mo·zy·gous·ly adverb
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Medical Dictionary

homozygosity ho·mo·zy·gos·i·ty (hō'mō-zī-gŏs'ĭ-tē, hŏm'ō-)
n.
The condition of having identical genes at one or more loci in homologous chromosome segments.

homozygous ho·mo·zy·gous (hō'mō-zī'gəs, -mə-, hŏm'ə-)
adj.
Having the same alleles at a one or more gene loci on homologous chromosome segments.

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homozygous   (hō'mō-zī'gəs)  Pronunciation Key 
Relating to a cell that has two identical alleles for a particular trait at corresponding positions on homologous chromosomes. Compare heterozygous.
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