| NOUN | body | homozygote | (genetics) an organism having two identical alleles of a particular gene and so breeding true for the particular characteristic |
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| Sounds | hhow.mowzay'gowt | |
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| Rhymes | afloat ... zygote: 61 rhymes with owt... | |
| Meaning | (genetics) an organism having two identical alleles of a particular gene and so breeding true for the particular characteristic. | |
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| Category | genetics, genetic science | The branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms |
| Broader | zygote, fertilized ovum | (genetics) the diploid cell resulting from the union of a haploid spermatozoon and ovum (including the organism that develops from that cell) |
| Spanish | homocigoto, homozigoto | |
| Catalan | homozigot | |
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