Homozygous meaning

What does “homozygous” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“homozygous” is an adjective with one meaning. Its most common meaning is: having identical alleles at corresponding chromosomal loci.

homozygous

adjective

  1. having identical alleles at corresponding chromosomal loci

    “these two fruit flies are homozygous for red eye color”

    Oppositesheterozygous

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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