"homozygous" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˌhəʊməʊˈzaɪɡəs/ Forms: more homozygous [comparative], most homozygous [superlative]
Etymology: From homo- + -zygous. Etymology templates: {{af|en|homo-|-zygous}} homo- + -zygous Head templates: {{en-adj}} homozygous (comparative more homozygous, superlative most homozygous)
  1. Of an organism in which both copies of a given gene have the same allele Wikipedia link: Zygosity Derived forms: homozygously, homozygousness Translations (of an organism in which both copies of a given gene have the same allele): homozygote (French), reinerbig (German), homaisigeach (Irish), omozigote (Italian), iraruarite (Maori), homozigoto (Portuguese), homocigótico (Spanish)

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