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ho⋅mo⋅zy⋅gote

  [hoh-muh-zahy-goht, -zig-oht, hom-uh-]
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–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.
Origin:
1900–05; homo- + zygote
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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.
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Main Entry: ho·mo·zy·gote
Pronunciation: -'zI-"gOt
Function: noun
: a homozygous individual
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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.

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