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| a microscopic structure containing nuclear and cytoplasmic material enclosed by a semipermeable membrane, the basic structural unit of all organisms |
| transfer of information from one cell or molecule to another, as by chemical or electrical signals |
| homozygote (ˌhəʊməʊˈzaɪɡəʊt, -ˈzɪɡ-, ˌhɒm-) | |
| —n | |
| Compare heterozygote an animal or plant that is homozygous and breeds true to type | |
| homozy'gosis | |
| —n | |
| homozygotic | |
| —adj | |
homozygote ho·mo·zy·gote (hō'mō-zī'gōt', -mə-, hŏm'ə-)
n.
An organism that has the same alleles at a particular gene locus on homologous chromosomes.