homozygous

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homozygous

/ˌhəʊməʊˈzaɪɡəs/

adjective more homozygous · most homozygous

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

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

Español	homocigótico
Português	homozigoto
Français	homozygote
Deutsch	reinerbig, homozygot
Italiano	omozigote

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@misc{homozygous_2026,
  title = {homozygous},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/homozygous},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}