homozygous

/ˌhəʊməʊˈzaɪɡəs/ · adjective

Meaning

Of an organism in which both copies of a given gene have the same allele

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Related words

hypobetalipoproteinemia(English)achondroplasia(English)fh(English)heterozygous(English)homozigous(English)homozygeous(English)heterzygous(English)heterozigous(English)weaning(English)hypercholesterolemia(English)recessive(English)allele(English)

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