HOMOZYGOUS
Dictionary entry overview: What does homozygous mean? • HOMOZYGOUS (adjective)
The adjective HOMOZYGOUS has 1 sense:
1. having identical alleles at corresponding chromosomal loci
Familiarity information: HOMOZYGOUS used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• HOMOZYGOUS (adjective)
Meaning:
Having identical alleles at corresponding chromosomal loci
Context example:
these two fruit flies are homozygous for red eye color
Domain category:
genetic science; genetics (the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms)
Antonym:
heterozygous (having dissimilar alleles at corresponding chromosomal loci)
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