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homozygote

(-zī′gōt′)

noun

a plant or animal having two identical alleles at a single locus on a chromosome, and hence breeding true for the particular character involved; purebred

Origin: homo- + zygote

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homozygous adjective

See homozygote in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

An organism that has the same alleles at a particular gene locus on homologous chromosomes.

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