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homo·zy·go·sis (-zī gō′sis)

noun

  1. the condition of being a homozygote
  2. the production of a homozygote for any one pair or for several pairs of genes

Etymology: homo- + ModL zygosis: see heterozygosis

Related Forms:

  • homozygotic ho′mo·zy·got′ic (-gät′ik) adjective

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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