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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