HOMOZYGOUS


Meaning of HOMOZYGOUS in English

— homozygosity /hoh'moh zuy gos"i tee, -zi-, hom'oh-/ , n.

/hoh'meuh zuy"geuhs, hom'euh-/ , adj. Biol.

1. having identical pairs of genes for any given pair of hereditary characteristics.

2. of or pertaining to a homozygote. Also, homozygotic /hoh'moh zuy got"ik, hom'oh-/ .

[ 1900-05; HOMO- + Gk -zygos; see ZYGO-, -OUS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .