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Adjective: homozygous  ,how-mu'zI-gus or ,hó-mu'zI-gus
  1. (genetics) having identical alleles at corresponding chromosomal loci
    "these two fruit flies are homozygous for red eye colour"

Antonym: heterozygous

Encyclopedia: Homozygous, Heterozygous and Hemizygous

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homostylic
homostylous
homothecy
homotherm
homothermic
homothetic
homothety
homotoxicology
homozygosity
homozygote
homozygous
homunculus
homy
Homyel
hon
Hon.
honcho
Hondo
Honduran
Honduran capital
Honduran monetary unit