ZYGOSITY


Meaning of ZYGOSITY in English

/zuy gos"i tee, zi-/ , n. Genetics.

1. the characterization of an individual's hereditary traits in terms of gene pairing in the zygote from which it developed. Cf. homozygous, heterozygous .

2. the characterization of twinning and multiple births in terms of the combination of alleles for particular hereditary traits. Cf. monozygotic, dizygotic .

[ 1945-50; ZYG- + -OSITY or ZYGOS(IS) + -ITY ]

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