"-zygous" meaning in English

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Suffix

Etymology: zygo- + -ous Etymology templates: {{confix|en|zygo|ous}} zygo- + -ous Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -zygous, {{en-suffix}} -zygous
  1. (biology) Having or originating from a specified state as a result of conditions in the zygote stage of development. Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en--zygous-en-suffix-QcBK5~LH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with zygo-, English terms suffixed with -ous Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 31 14 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with zygo-: 39 34 27 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ous: 59 25 16 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
  2. (genetics) Having a specified state of allele pairs in the nucleus. Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Genetics
    Sense id: en--zygous-en-suffix-gV3DFibw Categories (other): English terms prefixed with zygo- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with zygo-: 39 34 27 Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
  3. (anatomy) Having a specified state of physical pairing of structures. Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en--zygous-en-suffix-2CsPlItt Categories (other): English terms prefixed with zygo- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with zygo-: 39 34 27 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: aphanozygous, cryptozygous, monozygous, phalequozygous Translations (having a specified zygotic constitution): -zygot (German), -zigotico (Italian)
Disambiguation of 'having a specified zygotic constitution': 29 37 35

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