| ADJECTIVE | all | homozygous | having identical alleles at corresponding chromosomal loci |
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| Sounds | hhow.mowzay'gahs | |
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| Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... | |
| Meaning | Having identical alleles at corresponding chromosomal loci. | |
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| Example | "these two fruit flies are homozygous for red eye color" | |
| Category | genetics, genetic science | The branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms |
| Opposite | heterozygous | Having dissimilar / dissimilar alleles at corresponding chromosomal loci |
| Spanish | homozigoto | |
| Nouns | homozygosity | the state of being homozygous |
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